New Jersey ½ Penny - Copper, 1786 – 1788
Information
Country
New Jersey
New Jersey
Currency
Pound
Coin type
Token
Denomination
½ Penny
Year
1786 – 1788
Ruler
Confederation Period
(1781–1789)
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
9.6
Diameter (mm)
28
Demonetized
1793
Description
½ Penny from New Jersey. Issued from 1786 to 1788. Struck in Copper. Measures 28 mm and weighs 9.6 g.
- Obverse
- Protome of horse, facing right, plow below (New Jersey)
- Reverse
- Union shield (Out of many, one)
- Edge
- Reeded
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | g | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | — | — | horse head facing left, KM#16 | 5% | |
| 1788 | — | — | horse head to the right, running fox before legend, indistinctive coulter | 2% | |
| 1788 | — | — | Horse's head right (varieties exist) | 8% | |
| 1788 | — | — | running fox before legend, horse head facing right, KM#17 | 3% | |
| 1787 | — | — | "PLURBIS" error variety | 4% | |
| 1787 | — | — | "PLURIBS" error variety, KM#15 | 1% | |
| 1787 | — | — | "PLURIRUS" error variety | 1% | |
| 1787 | — | — | "serpent head" variety | 8% | |
| 1787 | — | — | "WM" below plough | 3% | |
| 1787 | — | — | large flan, without stripes on shield, "PLURIBUS" | 2% | |
| 1787 | — | — | large flan, without stripes on shield, 2nd "U" overpunch on "S" of "PLURIBUS" | 2% | |
| 1787 | — | € 24,00 | large planchet, plain shield (varieties exist) | 30% | |
| 1787 | — | — | narrow shield, rod over plough | 5% | |
| 1787 | — | — | overdate "1787" on "1887" | 2% | |
| 1787 | — | — | serpent's head | 3% | |
| 1787 | — | — | small planchet, plain shield (varieties exist) | 6% | |
| 1787 | — | — | small planchet, shield heavily outlined (varieties exist) | 11% | |
| 1787 | — | — | wide shield, rod over plough | 9% | |
| 1786 | — | — | "PLUKIBUS" error variety | 1% | |
| 1786 | — | — | date below draw bar, ultra rare, KM#8 | 2% | |
| 1786 | — | — | large horse head, date below plough, no coulter on plough, KM#9 | 4% | |
| 1786 | — | — | large shield | 14% | |
| 1786 | — | — | large shield; bridle varietiey, die break (other reverse varieties exist), KM#11.2 | 4% | |
| 1786 | — | — | narrow shield, straight beam, KM#10 | 15% | |
| 1786 | — | — | wide shield, curved beam (varieties exist), KM#11.1 | 6% |
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