Detail is tough to get on camera for this one. I know it is an 1787 copper, I can't figure out which variety. Can anyone out here give me a hand? Thanks in advance Freddypm
ID'd http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/ConnecticutCoppers.htm I think its a Connecticut Copper....there's a whole site that you might find interesting.... Tom
Aiden: Is that the definition? I was not aware of that. I was under the misunderstanding that anything prior to Federalization of the coinage would be colonial. Oops.
Frank,under the terms of the Articles of Confederation (the first U.S. Constitution),there was a clause that permitted the states themselves to issue their own coins as well as notes.That is why this series needs to be reclassified as 'State Coins',instead of 'Colonial Coins'. The last colonial coin was actually the 1773 Halfpenny from Virginia. Aidan.
Aiden: I agree with you about the Article of Confederation, however, (not that I am being argumentative) and it should probably be changed. However, is this your definition? (Again, not that I am arguing, but an inquiring mind wants to know)
Frank,yes it is my definition.I am sure that some American numismatists would agree with me on this,even if others don't. Aidan.
Aiden: Thanks for the education, that is what I like about the forum, the possibility of learning something every day. Again, good catch, and good comments. And, especially a good defense of your opinion. In this case, I would have to say that I now agree with you.
Thanks,Frank.Education is valuable,even though you may not have learnt it at school,but it is a form of education nonetheless. I reckon that I have learned more things since I left school than I did at school. I can guess it is due to the fact that I do work for a coin dealer on a part-time basis. Aidan.
The other designation, which includes all coins by the states and all colonial, is pre-federal. I like that term because it's inclusive and doesn't raise the alarms of the purists (which I am myself, occasionally).
