1786 NJ 1/2P Bridle Half Penny

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Description

This 1786 New Jersey copper is the Bridle variety, named for a line running from the horse's nose down to its breast. An act of June 1, 1786 let Walter Mould, Albion Cox and Thomas Goadsby strike 10,000 pounds in coppers for New Jersey, at fifteen to the shilling and six pennyweight six grains each, with marks chosen by the justices of the state Supreme Court. The coins show a horse's head above a plow with NOVA CAESAREA and the date, and a shield with E PLURIBUS UNUM. Edward Maris numbered the dies in 1881, obverses by number and reverses by letter. Maris describes the line on obverse 18 and thought it probably came from a scratch in the die; the obverse is found with reverses J, L, M and N. Catalogue numbers: Maris 18-J, Maris 18-L, Maris 18-M, Maris 18-N. PCGS number 501.

Cross References

Maris 18-J; Maris 18-L; Maris 18-M; Maris 18-N