1787 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 5-A, W-5960. Rarity-3. EF-45 (PCGS).A generally copper-brown example with some marbling of autumn-red on the obverse. Mentionable softness is confined to the central high points, much of it due to light wear that accounts for the Choice EF grade from PCGS. The surfaces are satiny, hard and smooth in hand for this desirable Ryder 5-A half cent.PCGS# 296. NGC ID: 2B22.
