1787 NJ 1/2P Serpent Head, BN MS (PCGS#518)
October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6227
- 等级
- VF30BN
- 价格
- 3,677
- 详细说明
- 1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 54-k, W-5295. Rarity-3. Serpent Head. VF-30 (PCGS).
99.48 grains. Evenly worn and very handsome, with dark walnut patina in the fields and mahogany color on the high points. This is a late die state example featuring a crack from the last A of CAESAREA to the final 7 of the date. The focal elements remain notably sharp on each side, despite a peripheral softness that is typical for these dies. An old square hole lands about midway down the plow beam and is the only significant abrasion throughout. A lovely piece with strong eye appeal and good surface quality. The Serpent Head is sufficiently different from its brethren that is has been suggested that it is a contemporary counterfeit, though the authors of New Jersey State Coppers(2013) suggest that these were a subcontract coinage produced by John Bailey in New York City along with the Running Fox varieties.
Provenance: From the Cohasco Collection of Colonials formed by Sir Philip H. Snyder, circa 1963-68.
PCGS# 518. NGC ID: 2B4W.
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