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Categories  •  Coin Galleries April 2006 United States Coins U. S. Colonial Coins Massachusetts Coppers
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1642 1787 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 2-A (R-4) AB EF $700.00
1787 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 2-A (R-4). 69.4 gns. About Extremely Fine. Dark brown surfaces...
69.4 gns. About Extremely Fine. Dark brown surfaces are hard and glossy and are completely devoid of any significant marks that might detract from this lovely coin's bold appeal. Well struck and well centered, this profoundly attractive coin would make an ideal specimen for a type set.
1643 1787 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 5-A (R-3) CH EF $1,400.00
1787 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 5-A (R-3). 74.4 gns. Choice Extremely Fine. Dark brown and glossy,...
74.4 gns. Choice Extremely Fine. Dark brown and glossy, this specimen's surfaces are devoid of any significant blemishes other than natural light circulation! The obverse is perfectly centered, the reverse is a bit off toward 12:00, cutting off the denticles around about half the reverse's perimeter. A beautiful coin for a type set.
1644 1787 Massachusetts Cent. Horned Eagle. Ryder 2b-A. AU $1,650.00
1787 Massachusetts Cent. Horned Eagle. Ryder 2b-A. About Uncirculated. Glossy, very dark chestnut...
About Uncirculated. Glossy, very dark chestnut brown surfaces are a trifle lighter in shade than that normally encountered on lightly circulated Massachusetts copper. Strike is bold and surfaces are essentially free of even the most minor of marks. Here is a very high quality, attractive specimen of this distinctive variety featuring pronounced die failure on the reverse, resembling...  more
1645 1787 Massachusetts Cent. Horned Eagle. Ryder 2b-A. AB EF $825.00

161.7 gns. About Extremely Fine. Rich and glossy, dark chestnut brown surfaces are smooth and trouble-free on this common ''Horned Eagle'' variety, so-called for the die break that resembles a horn emanating from the eagle's head. The reverse die is in general failing, with a crumbling effect seen all around the lettering. Here is a thoroughly attractive specimen of this popular variety...  more
1646 1787 Massachusetts Cent. Ryder 3-G. CH EF $1,500.00
1787 Massachusetts Cent. Ryder 3-G. Choice Extremely Fine, nearly About Uncirculated. Glossy, dark...
Choice Extremely Fine, nearly About Uncirculated. Glossy, dark brown surfaces are characteristic of the 1787-88 Massachusetts copper issue. Microscopically porous, this coin exhibits a touch of ruddy tone rimming the edges of the devices. Some minor planchet flaws lie well-hidden in the intricacy of the central design motifs. Here is a well centered specimen ideal for a Colonial Type...  more
1647 1788 Massachusetts Half Cent. Ryder 1-B. F $130.00

74.4 gns. Fine or better. Olive and golden-brown surfaces are quite smooth and glossy, with only some minor lamination at the right reverse. The obverse exhibits some very old, toned over graffiti.
1648 1788 Massachusetts Cent. No Period. Ryder 6-N (R-3) CH F $375.00
1788 Massachusetts Cent. No Period. Ryder 6-N (R-3). 167.7 gns. Choice Fine. Rich chocolate brown...
167.7 gns. Choice Fine. Rich chocolate brown surfaces are smooth and generally glossy, with subtle ruddy brown tones in the fields. Here is an attractive, trouble-free circulated coin.
1649 1788 Massachusetts Cent. With Period. Ryder 10-L. F to VF $98.00

141.9 gns. Fine to Very Fine. Dark brown and uniformly yet lightly porous. The reverse exhibits a few minor verdigris patches in addition to two, mint-made unretained laminations.
1650 1788 Massachusetts Cent. With Period. Ryder 11-E (R-4) CH VF $775.00
1788 Massachusetts Cent. With Period. Ryder 11-E (R-4). 153.1 gns. Choice Very Fine. Surfaces are...
153.1 gns. Choice Very Fine. Surfaces are generally olive-brown with areas of deeper chestnut in the fields and on the devices of this well-centered specimen. Well struck and exhibiting just even wear, this coin has hard, glossy surfaces that are finely granular. The rims and edges display a series of small intrusions, some of which are merely inherent planchet irregularities. Here is...  more
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