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Lot:2103 1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 57-n, W-5315. Rarity-6. No Sprig Above Plow, Camel Head--Overstruck on

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1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 57-n, W-5315. Rarity-6. No Sprig Above Plow, Camel Head--Overstruck on a Vermont Copper, RR-13, BRITANNIA--VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). 108.0 grains. A rather pleasing mid grade example of this legendary Maris number, a coin that has much to recommend it to the advanced collector specializing in this popular series. This is a well struck piece overall for a 57-n, especially given the familiar die state (see below). True, both sides are struck somewhat off center, the obverse to 7 oclock and the reverse to 11 oclock. The result is that the borders are through the bottom of the date on the former side, flush to the tops of the letters LURIB on the latter. As well, only partial denticulation is evident on both sides, which is most pronounced along the upper right obverse and lower reverse. Most design elements are at least partially discernible, nonetheless, and most are actually quite bold, including the horses head, plow and shield. Significant softness is generally associated with die state, the obverse with the word NOVA largely illegible, the letters REA soft, and the reverse missing E PL and part of the final M. Alternatively, the letters MON in VERMON from the undertype are sharp at the left obverse border, the preceding E also discernible with patience.<p>The surfaces are overall rough and pitted to explain the PCGS qualifier, golden-brown patina a bit bright to suggest a light cleaning to lessen the visual effects of the environmental damage. There are no sizeable or otherwise singularly mentionable marks, however, and the in hand appeal is considerable for a Maris 57-n. DS2, as are all but one of the known examples, with a prominent obverse die break from the N in NOVA, through the horses head, to the first A in CAESAREA.<p>There are a few different classes of New Jersey rarities. Some are unique or nearly so, so rare that they are off the radar of all but the few collectors whose goal to acquire 90 or more varieties are likely to come true. Some are extremely rare, but lacking a certain je-ne-sais-quoi personality. And some, like Maris 57-n, are more numerous by total population than other rarities, but have a long term legendary status and personality that enables them to punch above their weight. Perhaps its their proximity to the very common Maris 56-n. Perhaps its the mystery created by using an eye-catching double strike on the Maris plate. Perhaps its the distinctive motif, with the horsehead "thrown further back," as Maris wrote. Dr. Maris knew of only two examples in 1881. When Breen accomplished his unpublished work on New Jerseys in the mid 1950s, he recorded just five specimens known to him. In 1990, John Griffee counted 12.<p>Neither Norweb nor Taylor ever got a Maris 57-n, nor did Douglas or Bareford. The best Spiro could get was the famous "humdinger" specimen, an otherwise choice piece with three holes that filled this space in the Oechsner, Foreman, and Griffee collections and now graces the cabinet of Roger Moore.The charisma of this rarest Camel Head has remained even as this varietys population has increased, bolstered by the discovery of mostly low grade specimens to the modern population of roughly 20 examples. This piece, making its first auction appearance in the modern market, if not of all time, is kept from Condition Census by the aforementioned PCGS qualifier. (The 2013 Siboni-Howes-Ish listing extends down to VF-.) This matters little, of course, since the acquisition of a Maris 57-n at any level of preservation is a goal for which all serious New Jersey copper enthusiasts strive, but which few obtain. The winning bidder of this lot will accomplish what such numismatic luminaries as Norweb and Taylor were unable to do. From the Norman G. Peters Collection.

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