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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4947330, member: 101855&quot;]Back in the 1780s, after we won our independence, it seemed like you could circulate most any copper so long as it was round, brown and had a head on the obverse and a seated figure on the reverse. Here are few coins and counterfeits from the era.</p><p><br /></p><p>A Vermont copper by Machin&#039;s Mills. Machin&#039;s Mills made real coins and counterfeits. The reverse on this one looks worn because it was also used to make a counterfeit British half penny. Making it look worn was thought to convince people to accpet it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189131[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1189132[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A Machin&#039;s Mills counterfeit.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1189139[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A genuine British half penny.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1189141[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A Connecticut copper</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1189143[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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