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1786 NJ Under Plow No Coulter Half Penny

Strike Type
1786 NJ Under Plow No Coulter Half Penny

Coin Details

Year
1786
Denomination
Colonials
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Post-1776 States Coinage (1776-1788)
Designer
Various engravers (attributed to Walter Mould, Thomas Goadsby, and Albion Cox mint)
Composition
Copper
Weight
6.7g
Diameter
29mm
Edge
Plain

Description

A variant of the 1786 New Jersey "No Coulter" type where the date is positioned under the plow. The absence of the coulter combined with the unusual date placement makes this a doubly distinctive variety in the 1786 New Jersey copper series.

Rarity Notes

Scarce. Combines two distinctive features.

Cross References

Maris 12-G; Whitman 4735

External References

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