Show off your colonials

Thanks!! My first love was always large size and colonial copper haven't bought much of any lately been distracted by early silver and Morgan's

 

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Kinda fitting the horned bust makes George III look like the devil we all thought he was back then
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Oh yea we do I know you got that Massachusetts recent I'll say it again nice coin!!

 

1786 Nova Caesarea, Maris 23-R (rarity R3)

 

The rarest colonial I own, 1788 Connecticut copper. Rarity R6.

 

Nice! What variety?

 

I believe it is Miller 16.4-L.2.

 

What's most surprising is after we just won our independence from England and George III conneticut goes and puts him on their coins that's never made a whole lot of sense to me all the other states put things more related to their state or the new country I'm surprised that nobody put their governors on or other politicians even Washington didn't get depicted as often as you'd expect

 

Nice Colonials everyone, here's a 1722 Rosa Half Penny, 'Dei Gratia Vtile Dvlci' Breen 132 R-6, He called this coin 'Woods original prototype halfpenny'.
Recovered while metal detecting. HH All

 

Actually the Connecticut coppers did not really depict George III, a design mimicking the British halfpence was used because it was the most common coin in circulation and known to the population. I may not have the wording correct, but the coinage proposal called for something like a man's head on the obverse, and a seated figure representing liberty on the reverse. Vermont followed with pretty much the same design, just different legends.

 

Even the 1783 'Georgius Triumpho' issue struck to honor Washington used a bust image similar to King George. Ive read it was because the engraver lacked an image of George Washington, and perhaps a similar circumstance to what I.Cutler describes.
Just looked on the ND site and this does seem to be the case.
I have the northernmost recorded recovery for one of these, (NH) they circulated mostly in southerly states. A saltwater find in less than 'Good' condition, I am pleased that 'Triumpho' is still visible. HH all

 

Post some more colonials!!

 

Here's a smaller coin, Mass oak threepence. Believe it is Noe-28, thought the M appears inverted. dug from a hole along with two wheat Cents and a Charles II Halfgroat,
go figure.

 

That's a great find!!

 

My 1787 Connecticut. If anybody can determine the miller that would be great . Y'all really have some amazing colonials

 

Here are a few recent purchases

Fugio


Fugio N-12-M


New Jersey M-16-L holed


Massachusetts cent


Rosa Americana Half

 

Hi Everyone - I'm the proud owner now of my Grandfather's collection. I had never seen this coin before last year. I contacted a few coin collectors to find out about it last year, and then life got in the way. Now that I'm studying coins, I'm kind of loving owning this piece. I haven't sent it to be authenticated - I've only done online research , so if anyone knows more about it, I'd love to hear more.

 

Don't have time to check right now, but I think it is a Maris 18-M. I can check when I get a moment or maybe someone else will. No need to get it authenticated, congratulations on a nice coin!

 

Thank you. It's really clean. He started collecting when he was 12 and he was born in 1902. I believe he got some coins from his dad as well. He lived in New Jersey, so it's very possible he found this just digging around his neighborhood. There are other coins - Canadian and British and such, but this is the nicest one. Unfortunately, mom had a break-in about 20 years ago and someone absconded with some of the better coins in the collection. Oh well. No time like the present to start over!

 

16-H R.5 ;-)