1787 Massachusetts Cent. Ryder 4-D, W-6110. Rarity-3+. Bowed Head, Arrows in Left Talon. AU-58+ (PCGS). 145.8 grains. Another outstandingly choice Bowed Head variety. Frosty medium-brown with reddish-tan toning around the bow and elsewhere in the fields as a remnant of where the original mint color was last to fade. Only a few very minor contact marks and just a bit of natural planchet microporosity that is seen at the centers and portions of the fields. This is really only visible with a glass and the predominant appearance in hand is that of a smooth, hard coin with delicate mint luster. Minute weakness as the centers as is typical but overall excellent definition thanks to a firm strike and hardly any wear. PCGS# 688949. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006.
