1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 55-l, W-5300. Rarity-5. No Sprig Above Plow, PLURIRUS. VG-10 (PCGS). 143.82 grains. An attractive light olive-brown example with smooth-looking surfaces that are also hard and tight in hand. The strike is well centered with ample boldness of detail for the assigned grade. Some swelling in the right obverse field reduces detail in that area, but not to a significant extent. The PLURIRUS characteristic, from a B with a broken base, is clear. This is a variety that is usually ugly, but this one bucks that trend, even if it is not sharp enough to be in Condition Census contention. From the Norman G. Peters Collection.
