1787 NJ 1/2P Bottom Stars Distant, Maris 63-s, BN MS(PCGS#767844)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

8128

等级

AU58+BN

价格

62,052

详细说明

Superb AU-58+ (PCGS) Maris 63-s Large Planchet 1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 63-s, W-5375. Rarity-2. Large Planchet. AU-58+ (PCGS). 154.9 grains. 29.9 mm. An ideal candidate for a high grade type set. Rich glossy chocolate brown surfaces retain hints of frosty luster at peripheries. The design elements are exquisitely well struck, producing a definitively well defined horsehead and plow in particular. Both sides are close to ideally centered, and neither obverse nor reverse shows any significant marks. Some natural planchet texture remains in the soft spot at the center of the shield, and the reverse shows some very subtle hairlines under scrutiny. Typical perfect die state. With its bold detail, nice color, high technical grade, and nearly pristine surfaces, this is just the sort of New Jersey copper that recommends itself for a cabinet that has been waiting to include one magnificent example of the issue. For variety specialists, this piece is ranked fifth in the SHI Census, two spots behind the recently sold Norweb-Partrick coin, an NGC MS-62 BN that brought $28,800. The top ranked piece and Siboni-Howes-Ish plate coin is a former PCGS MS-63 in the Siboni Collection; another MS-63 (PCGS) sold in Heritage's sale of August 2014 should be ranked similarly high. After the top five pieces (all listed as AU), the census ends with an EF+. For as widely available as this die marriage is, it's surprising how tough it is above VF. The Ford primary coin was graded VF (it would be considered EF or commercial AU today), the E Pluribus Unum coins were both VFs, and so was the specimen in Dr. Gordon Shaw's collection. Any Large Planchet like this is a special treat, but this particular die variety should be chased with special ardor at this grade level. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) January 2000 Americana Sale, lot 129; Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006. PCGS# 767844. 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.