1787 New Jersey Copper. Maris 37-J, W-5140. Rarity-5+. Outlined Shield, Goiter. VF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
121.0 grains. 27.3 mm. Golden tan and olive with a bit of brightness leftover from a long ago cleaning. Exceptionally sharp for this variety, whose Condition Census includes three EFs and three VF+ coins. The obverse is well centered. The die is smaller than the planchet, showing the die edge outside the denticles at both top and bottom. The reverse is also well centered, with just a small arc of denticles above PLURIBUS. Though the shield shows its typical central softness, the detail is excellent on both sides. A series of trivial scratches at the left obverse and a larger scrape across the base of the horsehead represent the primary obverse detractions, along with flaws at M of UNUM. The die state is advanced, with a prominent goiter break, Die State 2. A VF coin with some minor problems, a coin like this, is about as nice a 37-J as most collectors can hope to acquire. This piece has the exact same PCGS grade as the E Pluribus Unum coin.
PCGS# 767904.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Roger Siboni, March 2010.