Houston-Money-Show-Auction-Jan-19-20,-2024

LOT 563 1787 New Jersey Maris 6-D R2 VF25 . Glossy light to medium chocolate brown with lighter brown in protected areas. Smooth and quite attractive with smooth surfaces and only trivial contact marks. The date was softly punched into the die but it is easily readable. MDS with a strong die crack at the base of the shield. Listed on page 70 in the 2023 “Redbook.” Weight 139.1 grains.

LOT 566 1786 New Jersey Maris 14-J R1 Straight Plow Beam VG10 . Nearly ten points sharper but oddly bent at CAESAREA. Some have called the flaw a cud. Slightly glossy reddish brown and chocolate with darker olive brown in protected areas. The date and legends are complete and easily readable. Listed on page 69 in the 2023 “Redbook.” Weight 144.2 grains.

Ex Mike Ringo 4/25/1986-Chris McCawley-Shawn Yancey

LOT 564 1787 New Jersey Maris 6-D R2 F15 . The obverse is weaker while the reverse is stronger, as usual for this variety. Glossy chocolate brown and steel. Smooth with just a couple trivial contact marks. The date is weak, as always on this variety because it was lightly punched into the die, but it is readable. The legends are clear. MDS with die failure at the bottom of the shield. Listed on page 70 in the 2023 “Redbook.” Weight 137.3 grains.

LOT 567 1786 New Jersey Maris 14-J R1 Straight Plow Beam AG3 . Sharpness VG8 but covered with moderate granularity. No marks or verdigris. The date and legends are all readable and the toning is light chocolate with lighter brown highpoints. Struck slightly off center to K-1. Weight 142.3 grains.

LOT 568 1786 New Jersey Maris 18-M R1 “Bridle” Variety VF25+ . Sharpness near VF35 but covered with microscopic roughness and there is a spot of shallow verdigris at the throat. The only contact mark is a small rim nick at the first U in UNUM. Chocolate brown and steel with lighter brown on the devices. An attractive piece in spite of the minor planchet roughness. The “Bridle” die crack is strong. Listed on page 69 in the 2023 “Redbook.” Weight 155.6 grains.

LOT 565 Pair of 1787 New Jersey Coppers . Includes Maris 6-D R2 late die state G6, and Maris 53-j R4 G5. The second is sharper with a readable date but is covered with fine granularity and has a significant rim dent. Lot of 2 coins.

From the Neil Rothschild Collection

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