1787 New Jersey copper. Maris 62-q. Rarity-3. Large Planchet. EF-40 (PCGS).145.3 grains. Nice medium brown with good gloss despite some areas of very shallow granularity. Lightly double struck, most visible at the date. Only trivial marks are noted, including a short scratch adjacent to the denticles beneath the plow handles and a similar one between the snout and nearest E. Unbroken and unswollen, Die State 1. A good looking example of this popular Large Planchet variety, with the top serifs of the now-hidden WM somewhat visible among the sprigs.From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers.
