1786 NJ 1/2P Nar Shld, Str Plow Beam, BN MS(PCGS#45423)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1149

Grade

AU55BN

Price

4,636

Lot Description

140.8 grains. Both sides are a uniform medium brown in color. The surfaces appear rough and somewhat granular, particularly on the obverse. Well centered on both sides, if a trifle tight on the flan, especially on the reverse. No significant flaws or signs of mishandling requiring specific mention. Struck from the intermediate state of the obverse, the die broken through the tops of the last two letters in the legend, the break running through the top of the plow beam but not yet extending to the date below; the reverse die broken from tip of shield up left toward the first star in the legend. Far nicer than anything we have offered for this Maris number in more than a decade, the E Pluribus Unum Collection had several, but none were finer than PCGS AU-53, while Syd Martin's was in a PCGS VF Details holder due to cleaning. The Eliasberg-Partrick coin in NGC MS-63 RB is tied for CC#1, although the present example would also do justice to one of the finest New Jersey copper sets currently being formed.