View All New Jersey Copper Coins

1787 NJ 1/2P 2nd U over S in Pluribus Half Penny

Strike Type
1787 NJ 1/2P 2nd U over S in Pluribus Half Penny

Coin Details

Year
1787
Denomination
Colonials
Mint Mark
P
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 1787 New Jersey copper variety where the second U in PLURIBUS is engraved over an S. This over-letter correction indicates the die sinker initially cut the wrong letter and corrected it, leaving traces of both. Such corrections are evidence of the handmade nature of colonial dies.

Rarity Notes

Scarce. Over-letter varieties provide insight into die production methods.

Cross References

Maris 37-Z; Whitman 4835

External References

Error Varieties

No listings found

This category doesn't have any child listings yet.