1786 NJ 1/2P Maris 23-R, Blundered 6, BN MS(PCGS#763319)

1786 NJ 1/2P Maris 23-R, Blundered 6, BN MS (PCGS#763319)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

Losbeschreibung: 1786 New Jersey copper. Maris 23-R. Rarity-3. Narrow Shield, Curved Plow Beam. Counterstamped (bird head) / AB.VG-8 (PCGS). 137.0 grains. Counterstamped on the reverse with a bird’s head in a confirming cartouche and AB in a crenellated rectangular cartouche by Andrew Billings, a Poughkeepsie silversmith active during the last quarter of the 18th century. Billings was considered the most prominent of Poughkeepsie’s silversmiths and served during the American Revolution on the state of New York’s Commission for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies, a body as useful then as it would be now. He closed his business in 1805, but sometime before his retirement, this copper passed through his shop to acquire his distinctive marks. The surfaces are medium brown and finely granular, but that’s totally beside the point. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers. PCGS# 763319and 45424. Click here for certification details from PCGS.