1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 56-n, W-5310. Rarity-1. No Sprig Above

Choice Overstruck Maris 56-n With Mehl Provenance 1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 56-n, W-5310. Rarity-1. No Sprig Above Plow, Camel Head. Overstruck on a Connecticut Copper. AU-58 (PCGS). 142.8 grains. A superb specimen of this well-known variety, one of the finest we have ever encountered and not all that far removed from Condition Census. Lustrous rich olive-brown, even on both sides and with more mint gloss than is practically ever seen on this common die marriage. Perhaps technically Mint State, with the fine inherent die lines still visible in the fields and a fully realized, rounded snout and expressive eye giving this piece more three-dimensionality than usually encountered. Each and every shield line is full from a bold strike that has almost entirely obliterated the Connecticut copper undertype, whose rounded shield is visible in outline at the back of the horsehead and below the letter E in E PLURIBUS UNUM where a subtle CO may be seen. Denticles frame most of both sides, and no marks or flaws are significant enough to require mention. This is a Camel Head for the connoisseur, an example whose sharpness and surface quality places it leaps ahead of most examples one is apt to see over a lifetime of collecting. While a couple of high grade specimens of this variety exist, such as the Spiro-Henry Garrett coin, they almost never appear at auction and are an infinitesimal percentage of the survivors from these dies. This piece deserves not only strong competition, but a place of honor in another world class collection of early American coinage. Provenance: From the Emerald Coast Collection. Earlier ex B. Max Mehl for $3.50, date unknown but probably in the early 1940s; our (Stack's) Brooklyn Sale, March 2007, lot 61. PCGS# 515. NGC ID: 2B4V. Click here for certification details from PCGS.

Estimate:£0.74

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