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1787 NJ 1/2P Goiter Variety Half Penny

Strike Type
1787 NJ 1/2P Goiter Variety Half Penny

Coin Details

Year
1787
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 1787 New Jersey copper variety where the horse have a goiter-like swelling on its neck. This medical terminology applied to a coin variety reflects the detailed scrutiny colonial copper specialists bring to the series. The unusual neck shape resulted from die damage or an engraving anomaly.

Rarity Notes

Scarce variety.

Cross References

Maris 46-e; Whitman 4870

External References

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