Lot 31
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New Jersey copper, 1787 (M 34-J), rarity 2, 120.0 grains, obv. attributed to Elizabethtown Mint, rev attributed to Rahway Mint, probably in the Condition Census for the variety, heavy die break at date obscures upright of first 7 and all of 8, another from V of NOVA to rim, natural flan flaw near obverse center, and at an identical spot on the reverse, indiscernible undertype present, extremely fine for sharpness, reddish tan

Details
New Jersey copper, 1787 (M 34-J), rarity 2, 120.0 grains, obv. attributed to Elizabethtown Mint, rev attributed to Rahway Mint, probably in the Condition Census for the variety, heavy die break at date obscures upright of first 7 and all of 8, another from V of NOVA to rim, natural flan flaw near obverse center, and at an identical spot on the reverse, indiscernible undertype present, extremely fine for sharpness, reddish tan
Further details
A recent symposium on New Jersey coppers determined the Condition Census for this variety to be AU-VF-VF-VF-VF-VF-VF.