It's actually right around 350, most of which are 1787. I just hit 79 varieties. I especially like the 1788's, which were all made at machin's Mills.
Now that one saw some circulation!
Me too, I've seen them posted a lot on the metal detecting forums, but I've only found the British ones.
I'd love to find a Fugio in any condition! My area wasn't settled until the late 1790's and most of the coinage of the early settlers seems to be...
I guess it depends on which "Hibernia" coin. The regular Irish half pennies with Hibernia on the reverse and Wood's 1722-1724 Hibernia coppers...
James Jarvis got copper from the government to make the Fugio cents, much of which was used to strike Connecticut coppers instead. Some of this...
I agree, just circulation damage and environmental damage.
I imagine the merchants got them for less than a cent each, so by giving them out as change it was a win win situation.
I dabbled with Civil War tokens 10 or so years ago, you're making me want to get them out again!
Exactly, not to mention whatever fuel you use to melt them, electricity, gas, would cost you more than you'd make!
This one doesn't look like much, but it is a 33.28-Z.20 currently only 8 known. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice detail for dug coins! The Connecticut is a 32.1-X.3 which is a rarity 4 variety, which translates out to 76-200 estimated population.
I just see damage on the edge.
That is the wide AM FG. On the close AM the FG is farther from the base of the memorial.
I don't know why you would want to find environmentally damaged coins, but higher mintages would probably also mean more lost in the ground. If...
Thanks for the update, definitive answer for sure! One further point when you mention the edge, a genuine large planchet coin is thin, just about...
They are neat little coins. Everything is bold on this one, they are often weak in some areas. I found an 1853 metal detecting, can't call it...
The replica makers seem to like Noe-1, I think every cast replica I have seen tries to imitate it.
It has all the looks of a cast replica, plus it is a little heavy which would be very unusual for one of these. The mint was trying to profit on...
Love the history, thanks for posting this. This is an area of numismatics that has long interested me. I haven't yet got into it, but after...
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