1787 NJ 1/2P Camel Head Half Penny
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $16,800
- Sold
- Grade
- AU53
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
This 1787 New Jersey copper is the Camel Head, named for the horse's bulbous nose. 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. CoinWeek counts three obverse dies of this style, Maris 56, 57 and 58, all with reverse n, and notes they are usually struck over other coppers. Catalogue numbers: Maris 56-n, Maris 57-n, Maris 58-n. PCGS number 515.
Cross References
Maris 56-n; Maris 57-n; Maris 58-n
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