1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 56-n, W-5310. Rarity-1. Camel Head--Overstruck on a 1787 Machin’s Mills Halfpenny, Vlack 17-87A--EF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS). 114.6 grains. 28.9 mm. Mottled shallow rose and black scale is seen over medium brown surfaces. Slightly granular, but still sharp and attractive. Boldly struck over its Machins Mills halfpenny host, with the reverse seated figure readily seen on the obverse and traces of the Machins Mills legend seen atop the New Jersey reverse. As Syd wrote in his inventory database, "This NJ is clearly overstruck on a Machins Mill 17-87A (on the reverse, one can see III. RE with the R higher than the E and the location of the stop being determinant; on the obverse, the shield and shape of drapery to its left are determinant)." The centering of the New Jersey is pretty good, though the bottom of the date digits are at the rim. The reverse centering is ideal. A depressed flaw at the upper left corner of the shield does not erupt to the obverse and appears to be as struck. Die State 2. A sharp and interesting specimen with a popular under type. PCGS# 767837. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Jim Long, April 2007.
