Hey Everyone! I just wanted to share one of my newest, most interesting pieces in my collection yet. It's a 1787 Plebis cent! Very few were minted and they're quite hard to find, especially at the price I got it at. You can read up some info on it here: http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/AuctPleb.intro.html And here's my beauty: The marks on the obverse is what I believe to be a planchet flaw, so not something bad to worry about. Over all, it's a really nice Colonial with a super smooth surface. :hail:
Absolutely gorgeous! :eat: It appears to be a very late die state and struck on a undersized planchet (common occurrence) and I'd grade it a VF-30. :thumb: I am soooo jealous! Ribbit Ps: What's the die rotation like? :kewl:
WOWZER! Nice coin, I know you like colonial coins This one seems to have more of the letter struck onto the coin, from ones that I have seen previously. If handsome toad, is correct, and if it is VF, then you have like a $700 coin there.
Super cool coin & fascinating issue. I'd not heard of it before (of if I had, I've forgotten ). Thanks for sharing...Mike
I'm glad people are taking the time to show their colonial coins. It's a whole area of US numismatics I've never paid attention to. I appreciate the learning experience.
FYI - in case you didn't know it or not, the legends on many colonial coins have a form of INDE ET LIB on them, which means Independence & Liberty. :thumb: Ribbit Ps: I'm still jealous of your newest addition.
When I said normal, I meant coin flip, since most U.S Coins are like that and I thought you knew what I meant. The thing is, I didn't know what you meant!
Yep! I found that out today when I was researching them. :eat: Thank you everyone for your comments! :eating:
Very pretty Ryan. I had somehow overlooked the Auctori Plebis issue. That is a nice example! hope you made a good deal on it. Yes, it is nice that more people are showing their early federal and colonial coins in the forums.
