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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Massachusetts Copper series of Colonial & Post-Colonial Issues in the U.S. Coins contains 11 distinct entries with CPG® values between $155.00 and $288,000.00.
An “Act for establishing a mint for the coinage of gold, silver and copper” was passed by the Massachusetts General Court on October 17, 1786. The next year, the council directed that the design should incorporate “the figure of an Indian with a bow & arrow & a star at one side, with the word ‘Commonwealth,’ the reverse a spread eagle with the words—‘of Massachusetts A.D. 1787. ’ ” The coinage of Massachusetts copper cents and half cents in 1787 and 1788 was under the direction of Joshua Witherle. These were the first coins bearing the denomination cent as ...

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  Massachusetts Copper Value Range Favorite
Massachusetts Copper Value Range  
1776 Copper Massachusetts, Pine Tree MS BN
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1776 Copper Massachusetts, Indian MS BN
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1776 Copper Massachusetts, Janus, 3 Heads on Obverse MS BN
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1787 Copper Massachusetts MS BN
$360
-
$19,000
$360 - $19,000
1787 Cent Massachusetts, Right Arrows MS BN
$15,500
-
$288,000
$15,500 - $288,000
1787 Cent Massachusetts, Left Arrows MS BN
$345
-
$33,500
$345 - $33,500
1787 Cent Massachusetts, Left Arrows MS RB
$48,000
-
$72,000
$48,000 - $72,000
1787 Cent Massachusetts, Horned Eagle MS BN
$235.00
-
$26,500
$235.00 - $26,500

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1788 1/2c Massachusetts MS BN
$230.00
-
$19,000
$230.00 - $19,000
1788 Cent Massachusetts, With Period MS BN
$155.00
-
$29,000
$155.00 - $29,000
1788 Cent Massachusetts, No Period MS BN
$230.00
-
$9,500
$230.00 - $9,500
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Massachusetts Copper series of Colonial & Post-Colonial Issues in the U.S. Coins contains 11 distinct entries with CPG® values between $155.00 and $288,000.00.
An “Act for establishing a mint for the coinage of gold, silver and copper” was passed by the Massachusetts General Court on October 17, 1786. The next year, the council directed that the design should incorporate “the figure of an Indian with a bow & arrow & a star at one side, with the word ‘Commonwealth,’ the reverse a spread eagle with the words—‘of Massachusetts A.D. 1787. ’ ” The coinage of Massachusetts copper cents and half cents in 1787 and 1788 was under the direction of Joshua Witherle. These were the first coins bearing the denomination cent as ...

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