1787 NJ 1/2P Camel Head, Maris 56-n, BN MS(PCGS#767837)

1787 NJ 1/2P Camel Head, Maris 56-n, BN MS (PCGS#767837)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Losbeschreibung: 1787 New Jersey copper. Maris 56-n. Rarity-1. Camel Head. Overstruck on 1788 Vermont copper, RR-20. VF-35 (PCGS). 127.8 grains. One of the most impressive overstrikes in this entire collection. While the obverse of this coin shows a horsehead, plow, and 1787 date in the usual positions, the only visible legends are AUCTORI VER, along with the cuirass from the bust truncation of the portrait of the Vermont copper host visible at right. The reverse legend reads, approximately, URIBUS E ET LIB 1788 around a shield whose base yields to the outline of the Vermont copper’s seated figure. The surfaces are smooth dark chocolate brown, mostly glossy and pleasing. Die State 2 with the usual cracks. The eye appeal is both attractive and unique. This is a gloriously distinctive Maris 56-n overstrike. Mossman noted he had seen a single Maris 56-n overstruck on a RR-20 in a private collection; we suspect this is that coin. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers. PCGS# 767837and 515. Click here for certification details from PCGS.