1786 NJ 1/2P Maris 17-b, Plukibus, BN MS(PCGS#763327)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4180

等级

VF20

价格

7,869

详细说明

1786 New Jersey Copper. Maris 17-b, W-4870. Rarity-3. Large Planchet, PLUKIBUS. Overstruck on a reeded edge cast counterfeit Irish halfpenny. VF-20 (PCGS). 157.2 grains. An old friend from a famous old-time collection, cataloged and sold by us in 2013. We wrote this coin up then as follows: “Most examples of Maris 17-b are overstruck. Connecticut coppers are the most common undertype by a substantial margin, though counterfeit halfpence probably rank second. Only rarely is the undertype this distinctive: a thick cast counterfeit George III Irish halfpenny with an edge whose filed preparation closely resembles edge reeds. The undertype was very crudely made, and mold slippage is apparent on the undertype's obverse. REXX is visible, along with the nearby bust truncation, inverted from the New Jersey design above C of CAESAREA. NIA of HIBERNIA is plain at the base of the New Jersey reverse, inverted from the New Jersey design. Given the undertype, it's a wonder that the New Jersey is as sharp and pleasing as it is, with nearly full legends and a well-detailed shield. Some light pits at the base of the reverse are actually gas escape points from the cast undertype. The surfaces overall are finely granular deep brown, while the devices contrast nicely in medium tan. A fascinating New Jersey copper that repays close study.” We sold some distinctive overstruck examples of Maris 17-b in the first offering of E Pluribus Unum New Jerseys (one struck atop a 1774 French sol was perhaps the most unusual), but none were struck atop any sort of Irish halfpenny, real or imitative, struck or cast. Any New Jersey copper with a cast counterfeit undertype is not only instructive about the population of cast counterfeits then circulating in the mid-Atlantic, but it’s also just plain rare. This one remains one of our all-time favorites. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers. Earlier from our sale of the Ted Craige Collection, January 2013, lot 11310. PCGS# 522422. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.