1787 New Jersey copper. Maris 58-n. Rarity-5-. Camel Head. Overstruck on 1787 Connecticut copper. VF-35 (PCGS).141.5 grains. Said to be the third of four examples of this variety owned by Jacob Spiro, unplated but described in the 1955 Spiro sale as “V. Fine but weakly struck over Conn. 1787 draped bust left,” a description that admittedly fits. The surfaces are glossy light brown, with good visual appeal on both sides. The obverse is ideally centered, the reverse is aligned to the lower right by a significant margin, leaving a bold arc of denticles around the upper left. The central devices are well defined, but at the peripheries a fight is on between the New Jersey legends and those of the Connecticut host. ET LIB is plain below the plow handles, and the exergual line and tops of the date digits are easily seen above OVA. CAESAREA is muddled, and the sprig hand is visible in the field below it. The back of the portrait’s head and CON is easily seen at PLU of PLURIBUS. A light lamination is noted at the bottom of the mane and a single tiny rim nick is noted on the reverse below 3:00. Perfect dies, Die State 1. A joy to scrutinize and study, an attractive and high grade specimen that ranks high among the survivors from these dies.From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers. Earlier from Hans Schulmans sale of the Jacob N. Spiro Collection, March 1955, lot 1578.
