Good Morning All Interesting coin. Die crack on Obc at 8 oclock, and the Reverse shows the impression of a Nova Constellatio coin.... I can see the rays and the all seeing eye... I also see "something" at noon on the Reverse. Not sure if that is die damage or a trace of the Nova. Any idea? Thanks as always Gary
Vermont landscape coins have a reverse like you're seeing as undertype. There may be evidence of landscape undertype on the obverse, but I can't convince myself that's what it is.
This may help ID the undertype coin. https://coins.ha.com/itm/colonials/...t-11-k-w-2110-high-r3-au50-pcgs/a/1258-3834.s
@halfcent1793 (I have a half cent from 1793 BTW) I think it is a Nova coin based on the shape of the rays.
@Badger Mint WOW, the reverse has that same mark at noon that my coin does.... Thanks, this sure looks like a similar one, though I cant find much on the obverse of the coin from the overstrike.
and more examples of the same die cracks and mark on the reverse at noon... https://coins.ha.com/itm/colonials/...tt-11-k-w-2110-high-r3-au50-ngc/a/1216-5759.s https://coins.ha.com/itm/colonials/...tt-11-k-w-2110-high-r3-au50-ngc/a/1216-5759.s
Your coin is a Vermont RR-12 the die cracks and small cud at 12:00 on the reverse are found on that variety. And you are correct it is overstruck on a Nova Constellatio copper. The coiners of the colonial coinage often used other colonial pieces for planchets if they could acquire them for less than it cost them to make their own.