Simply a fascinating piece of Americana
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This - a rare NJ copper variety being featured in the Stack's Ford sale on October 14 - is my new favorite coin:
Heres a little bit of the description from Stack's:
"1788 M.79-ee. Maris' Frightened Head. Uncertain mint. Rarity-8. 159.3 gns. About Uncirculated. The finest of the three known, the second best (a VF) being permanently impounded in the New Jersey Historical Society's collection.
The piece has a remarkably naive and innocent feel to it and it looks almost as much like a piece of early American folk art as it does a great numismatic rarity."
Even if you aren't a NJ copper specialist or even a colonial collector, I'd recommend getting your hands on a copy of the catalog or perusing the Stack's website just to see some of these pieces and enjoy cataloger Michael Hodder's efforts.
While Stack's often seems to get a bad rap in here (or at least seems misunderstood by many), I think their contribution to numismatics is undeniable and priceless.
Heres a little bit of the description from Stack's:
"1788 M.79-ee. Maris' Frightened Head. Uncertain mint. Rarity-8. 159.3 gns. About Uncirculated. The finest of the three known, the second best (a VF) being permanently impounded in the New Jersey Historical Society's collection.
The piece has a remarkably naive and innocent feel to it and it looks almost as much like a piece of early American folk art as it does a great numismatic rarity."
Even if you aren't a NJ copper specialist or even a colonial collector, I'd recommend getting your hands on a copy of the catalog or perusing the Stack's website just to see some of these pieces and enjoy cataloger Michael Hodder's efforts.
While Stack's often seems to get a bad rap in here (or at least seems misunderstood by many), I think their contribution to numismatics is undeniable and priceless.
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What do you think would be Ford's reaction if someone purchased this coin and then had it slabbed???
Mark
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What do you think would be Ford's reaction if someone purchased this coin and then had it slabbed???
Mark >>
I think we can safely say he'd hate the idea.
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22