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1787 NJ 1/2P Small Plan - Plain Shield Half Penny

Strike Type
1787 NJ 1/2P Small Plan - Plain Shield 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
5.5g
Diameter
29mm
Edge
Plain

Description

A 1787 New Jersey copper on a small planchet with the plain shield reverse. Struck on a noticeably smaller copper blank than the large planchet variety, this die marriage is distinctive for its compact size. The weight is correspondingly lower due to the smaller blank.

Rarity Notes

Common for the series.

Cross References

Maris 33-L; Whitman 4825

External References

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