1788 NJ 1/2P Fox Before Legend, Maris 75-bb, BN MS(PCGS#783095)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1211

等级

AU58BN

价格

320,943

详细说明

The Famed Stickney-NN60 Maris 75-bb Finest Known 1788 New Jersey Copper. Maris 75-bb, W-5520. Rarity-4. Horse's Head Right, Running Fox Before Legend. AU-58 (PCGS). 151.24 grains. Graded Uncirculated in the 1907 Stickney sale and "Practically Uncirculated" in New Netherlands 60, where Walter Breen continued his description: "Beautiful light tan and olive with traces of subdued red; small obv. spot or so before N, narrow dark patinated area along border above RE of CAESAREA. Just about full mint sharpness, surfaces lightly granular but not in the slightest degree blemished. Small rim defect (as made) at bottom reverse. A few microscopic signs of handling, mainly on the reverse, are not even worthy of mention. Finest Known without question. Ex Stickney 330 as 'Uncirculated. Light olive. Finest specimen of this coin I have ever seen.' There illustrated on Plate III." There is little to add. The appearance remains the same: beautiful, sharp, even, attractive, and with faded mint color around legends and devices. The status of Finest Known that it enjoyed in 1907 and 1968 remains secure today. While two AUs are reported to the Siboni-Howes-Ish census, they are unverified (and one is impounded in Yale). The next best piece and the finest verified one is the EF+ from Roper. The centering is nearly ideal, and the running fox (or running horse, as Breen insisted) is as bold as ever seen. Early die state, with die damage visible at lower left obverse, but before that area broke away. As one of the truly major types among New Jerseys, it would be essentially impossible to find a better coin for a type set. For specialists, this is clearly far and away the finest Maris 75-bb. Mr. Craige called this piece "choice, Gem!" An amazing condition piece, one that has been in just four cabinets since the 19th century. Provenance: From Henry Chapman's sale of the Matthew Adams Stickney Collection, June 1907, lot 330; New Netherlands' sale of December 1968, lot 395; Ted L. Craige; our sale of the Ted L. Craige Collection, January 2013 Americana Sale, lot 11407. PCGS# 783095. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.