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1787 1/2 C Massachusetts Half Cent AU58 PCGS. Ryder 2- 1787[1/2 C] Massachusetts Half Cent AU58 PCGS

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1787 1/2 C Massachusetts Half Cent AU58 PCGS. Ryder 2- 1787[1/2 C] Massachusetts Half Cent AU58 PCGS
<B>1787<1/2 C> Massachusetts Half Cent AU58 PCGS.</B></I> Ryder 2-A, R.3. Period after MASSACHUSETTS. A problem-free lilac-brown example with moderate rub on the Indian's shoulder and knee. The reverse is slightly off center toward 11 o'clock, although only a few denticles are affected. The Massachusetts issues are better made than their Connecticut, Vermont, and New Jersey counterparts, and this pleasing piece provides further evidence for that assessment. Listed on page 57 of the 2006 <I>Guide Book.</B></I> Previously as lot 11 in the New England Rare Coin Auctions catalog of The Long Beach I Sale, offered on June 4, 1981, and described in that sale as "ALMOST UNCIRCULATED-55, very attractive, with medium brown planchet exhibiting traces of subdued mint color. Virtually unnoticeable planchet irregularity on rim. Underrated in such exceptional quality."