1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 58-n, W-5320. Rarity-4. Camel Head--Overstruck on a Connecticut Copper--Very Fine, Granular. 108.2 grains. Tobacco-brown surfaces are rough and granular overall, yet with no sizeable or otherwise individually mentionable marks. Bold detail to most of the New Jersey copper design elements, although there are areas of softness around the peripheries on both sides. The most unusual aspect of this obverse is not its distinctive tall "Camel Head" device, but the tiny insignia below the plow handles that resembles the side view of a diamond ring. Clearly a purposeful design element and not something accidental, Siboni, Howes, and Ish call it a "comet" and suggest "it may have served as the hallmark of the engraver." Whatever it is, it is unfortunately not clear here due to our stated qualifier, although the tall "Camel Head" is fully appreciable. Collector envelope with attribution notation included.
