1787 New Jersey copper. Maris 38-c. Rarity-3. Outlined Shield, Small Head. AU-50 (PCGS).145.7 grains. Choice and glossy chocolate brown with positively exceptional visual appeal for the grade. Fairly well centered, with nearly the entire date on the planchet, and well struck on both sides. The eye is completely defined on the high relief horsehead and the shield is magnificently well defined. The surviving frost on this coin leaves the impression of a higher grade, and only a single thin scratch in the left reverse field to L of PLURIBUS requires mention. Die State 3, reverse heavily clashed but not swollen, with the usual break on the lower left border of the shield. There will be a significant number of viewers who like this coin more than the previous one. We can neither argue with them nor argue against a placement in this variety’s Condition Census.From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers.
