1786 NEW JERSEY COPPER -
MARIS 17-K
Rarity: Very Scarce
Variety equivalents: Breen
895 (early die state), Breen 923 (late die state)
Notes:
The obverse die of this variety was also used on:
1786 Maris 17-b
1786 Maris 17-J
This was the only use of
the reverse die.
Late states of the reverse
die show a cud developing over the RIB of PLURIBUS, affecting the I.
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Images courtesy of Clem Schettino
Recent appearances:
VF-30. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
46, "Maris 17-K, Rarity-4, 155.6 grains, a robust example",
illustrated, not sold
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete
Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen
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