1786 NJ 1/2P Maris 15-J, Leaning Head, BN MS(PCGS#766261)

November 2019 Baltimore Colonial Coins and Americana Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

6020

等级

XF45BN

价格

5,474

详细说明

Spiro’s Double Struck Maris 15-J 1786 New Jersey copper. Maris 15-J. Rarity-4. Straight Plow Beam. Double struck. EF-45 (PCGS). 150.6 grains. A fascinating coin with a desirable provenance. Smooth and glossy light brown with excellent eye appeal and bold double striking. The dominant (second) horsehead is due south of the first attempt, showing the base of the initial strike’s snout at the midline of the bolder snout. The lettering is all clearly doubled, spread about a half-letter’s width throughout. Die State 2 with the die crack from EA of CAESAREA to the tip of the plow bar and just a bit beyond. The folded-down laminations inside the obverse rim are seen around nearly the full circumference, and the strike is a bit mushy above the shield. A minor flat rim bruise is barely visible above E of E PLURIBUS UNUM. On the obverse, two dull marks are seen below NO of NOVA and a third on the horse’s bust matches them for size and shape, lining up with the description of the Spiro specimen as “V. Fine but has three small digs.” The Spiro description did not mention the double striking, instead noting that this piece has an “Injured obverse die not mentioned by Maris.” Indeed, this particular injury is unique to this specimen and befell it at the moment of striking. Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection of New Jersey Coppers. Earlier, from Hans M.F. Schulman’s sale of the Dr. Jacob N. Spiro Collection, March 1955, lot 1449. PCGS# 766261and 45423. Click here for certification details from PCGS.