1787 NJ 1/2P Small Plan, Plain Shield, BN MS(PCGS#506)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1585

Grade

AU50BN

Price

3,720

Lot Description

149.8 grains. Glossy medium brown with some faint orange undertones around obverse devices, the last vestiges of a long-ago cleaning from which this coin has essentially completely recovered. The reverse is natural in appearance. Some very minor roughness at centers, as struck. A rim bruise under the right side of the date is noted, smaller one hides at 9 o'clock on the reverse. Obverse aligned towards 9 o'clock, common on this variety, while the reverse is nicely centered. A sharp and attractive example with bold details on both sides. This variety is chosen as a type coin as much as any New Jersey die marriage.