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1787 NJ 1/2P Sprig Above Plow Half Penny

Strike Type
1787 NJ 1/2P Sprig Above Plow 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 with a sprig or plant motif positioned above the plow on the obverse. The purpose of the sprig is undocumented—it may serve as a decorative element, a mintmark variant, or have agricultural symbolism appropriate to New Jersey's agrarian economy.

Rarity Notes

Scarce variety.

Cross References

Maris 40-b; Whitman 4850

External References

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