1788 NJ Running Fox Right Half Penny

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

1788

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 1788 New Jersey copper variety with a running fox facing right on the obverse. This is another variant in the distinctive "fox" group of 1788 New Jersey coppers. The running fox design element remains one of the most intriguing features in the New Jersey copper series.

Rarity Notes

Scarce. Part of the popular fox variety group.

Cross References

Maris 70-x; Whitman 4942

External References

🔗NGC Coin Explorer

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