Post Your Old Copper

I'm finding myself more and more drawn to Old Copper. Half Cents, Large Cents (Both U.S. and Candian). Please share. This is a 1808/7 Half Cent I picked up for a very nice price. Please share your old copper.

 

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Here's my oldest

 

Old copper is just too damned cool.
Lance.

 

I couldn't stop myself ! Here's my all-time favorite early date large cent...

 

Gah! my only one is a 1853 large cent, but it's being reslabbed by ngc

 

One of my oldest.

 

1837?

 

My oldest graded copper.

 

Old, copper, and expertly crafted.

 

Here are some of mine.

 

mm that's some sexy old copper

 

And some more: The 1795 is one of the lettered edge varieties (S-75)

 

some old copper of mine, and an old Conn. copper

 

Here's one I don't recall posting here:

 

Leadfoot, struck over a TAL?

Just bought this one yesterday. It's not nice and it's not an R-5+ anymore, down to 5- but that is still only around 60 pieces known and brings me to 255 early date varieties out of 295.

 

I believe so, yes.

 

Here is one of mine old copper coins.

 

Old copper..... Old Copper........Old copper you say ???? . OK here is old Copper from my collection It is from circa 350 BC, minted in current day Sicily The obverse has the goddess "Persphany" the reverse a "Biga." (Chariot)

 

Love the old Canadian and Newfoundland coppers.

 

One of my favorite coins in my entire collection...