1786 New Jersey Copper. Maris 15-T, W-4825. Rarity-3. Straight Plow Beam, Leaning Head. Obverse Counterstamped AD Twice in an Oval Cartouche. Very Good, Environmental Damage.
129.5 grains. The mark is identified as that of Abraham Dubois, active in Philadelphia as a silversmith from 1777 to 1807, making this an interesting New Jersey copper than apparently once served as a useful test piece for a noted early silversmith.
PCGS# 766262. BASE PCGS# 45423. NGC ID: AUKJ.
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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Hannigan's; our (Stack's) sale of the Peter Scherff Collection of Colonial Coins, March 2010 Estate of Louis E. Eliasberg, Jr. and Collection of Chester L. Krause sale, lot 2147.

Estimate: $225