Newark, New Jersey. Newark Whaling, Sealing & Manufacturing Company. 1837 12 1/2 Cents. PMG Fine 12.
No. None. Plate L. A little more reminiscent of New England as opposed to New Jersey from an aesthetic standpoint. Top center, whaling vignette engraved for Harrison imprint, Capturing a Sperm Whale adapted after the William Page painting from Cornelius B. Hulsart's sketch. Whale hunters in boat attack an enraged Sperm Whale. Vignettes of a 1 Real produced by the mint in Mexico City under the authority of the Spanish Crown in the top left and right corners.