Early American Copper.... Not a coin collector alive that doesn't have a soft spot for EAC.... I have never heard it defined and always figured in my mind that it would be compromised of late 18th century and very early 19th century copper. Pretty much in my mind ended at the Classic Head cents..... My most recent Heritage email is an EAC auction and it displays the entire run of large cents. Is the entire series of large cents considered EAC?
Yes, at least in my opinion it is. The last Large Cent was minted in 1857. Since that’s 166 years ago, that’s still Rarly American for Copper. But for for other coins.
Nope.... The EAC recognizes all US minted half and large cents from 1793 to 1857. I was way off base.
Man that like triples the size of my EAC collection lol (technicly I only have a few early LCs housed with that set lol)
I always thought EAC included colonial coppers, post-colonial coppers, large cents, half cents, and Hard Times tokens. I was under the impression that the EAC period ended when half cents were abolished and the cent shrank in size. Thus Flying Eagle cents, Indian Head cents, & Civil War tokens aren’t considered EAC.
The Early American Coppers Club was founded by Herb Silberman and Warren Lapp. They started out covering only the early large cents that are covered in William Sheldon's Penny Whimsy book. Over the years, the club expanded its coverage to include the middle date and late date large cents plus the colonial coppers and the Hard Times Tokens. Other colonial coins are covered too. Many years ago, I gave a presentation on the Massachusetts silver coins (Pine Tree Shillings and earlier) to the EAC convention when it was in Boston.
This Book - the "Grading Guide for Early American Copper Coins" pretty much covers the basic scope - essentially everything you see in the book cover, from Pre-Federal to US-Mint copper coins issued from 1793 to 1957. This book, by the way, is an invaluable aid, and not just for grading, if you have an interest in early coppers.
