1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 46-e, W-5250. Rarity-1. Clashed Die. MS-63 BN (PCGS).Beautiful glossy medium copper surfaces exhibit a few intermingled swirls of lighter sandy-brown patina over the left third of the reverse. This is a well centered piece with full border denticulation and all major design elements sharp where allowed by die state. Free of detracting marks and flan flaws, with prominent obverse clash marks that give this variety its "Clashed Die" nickname. In fact, Maris 46-e shows more extensive clashing than any other variety in the New Jersey copper series, which fact had led Roger S. Siboni, John L. Howes and A. Buell Ish (<em>New Jersey State Coppers</em>, 2013) to include it in their "Basic Type Set." This is an exquisite specimen, destined for an advanced cabinet. Siboni Die Stage 4.PCGS# 503. NGC ID: 2B4K.From Heritages FUN Signature Auction of January 2006, lot 3005; Heritages sale of the Troy Wiseman Collection, Part II, January 2007 FUN Signature Auction, lot 737; Heritages FUN Signature Auction of January 2009, lot 3553; Heritages CSNS Signature Auction of April 2014, lot 3840; Heritages Beverly Hills Signature Auction of November 2014, lot 3564.
