Another Jersey Cent

[cannonball]

I got out today for a few hours and found a half toasted Jersey. It must have had landed on heads when it was lost. Oh well try,try again!

 

[thrifty76now]

We don't see many of those.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

A Jersey cent is better in the hand than in the ground! Any idea on the date? I'm a novice but is that a revolutionary period coin? Thanks for posting.

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[JeffInMass]

Sweet find- Congrats!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A killer find - congrats !

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet old copper, congrats!

 

[A2coins]

Thats a cool coin hunt well worth it Stay safe out there. Tommy

 

[Evolution]

Can we see the Horsey on the other side? Looks pretty good from that angle.

 

[Don in SJ]

It is a Maris "v" reverse and most likely the obverse is a Maris 67, but a photo of that side regardless of condition would help 100% confirm. So it is most likely the 1788 Maris 67-v Rarity 1 common variety. Could you plz PM me the State and County for the NJ survey, getting very close to 1200 coins in the survey that I have been conducting since 2004......... Don

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on the NJ

 

[cannonball]

Jersey Obverse

Hey Don I'll PM the locations with pics of most of the other Jerseys that I've found . I have a nice one going to NGC tomorrow. Here's the obverse of the one I found yesterday. Not much left of it...

 

[Don in SJ]

Thanks for the photo of the Obverse (horse/plow side). I still think it is a Maris 67 Obverse but want one of my buddies to either agree or disagree, since it could be a Maris 66 Obverse, I lean strongly to 1788 Maris 67-v, common variety, the Maris 66-v would be very scarce. Will let you know when I get my yay or nay from my buddy. Look forward to the PM and data.

 

[cannonball]

Hey Don, This Jersey came from Ocean County NJ

 

[Don in SJ]

Thanks, the coin is confirmed as a 1788 Maris 67-v variety. The other possibility was 66-v, but the shape of the horse head and open mouth sealed the attribution in my mind. Thanks will be entered into the survey. Don 1788 Maris 67-v is a very common variety..

 

[cannonball]

Thank you for the ID. I just sent 8 more to your PM and have about 10 more that are soaking. I sent them over as soon as the are dry.
Dave

 

[washingtonian]

Nothing wrong with that, toasted or not!!