Howdy fellow coin peeps, Nova Eborac Coppers are probably the easiest colonial series to complete, if you can afford it. :rolling: There are only 4 varieties for the entire series, Breen 985 to 988: I recently acquired my first Nova Eborac and it's the 2nd one from the top in the reference picture above (Breen 986): It's not the rarest of the group but it's also not the most common, so I'm happy. It's one I've wanted for some time, along with several others I still don't have but I hope to someday. Also, the reference pic above came from Will Nipper's new book, In Yankee Doodle's Pocket, and is a must read by anyone who loves the colonial series. :thumb: You can find his book here: In Yankee Doodle's Pocket Thanks for dropping in! hya: Ribbit
Cool ! First, congrats on the coin. I'm sure you're excited; I would be. Now, about the book. Is it a reference work a la Breen, Sheldon, Cohen, etc. ? If so, is it the newest, most bestest ever ? The new standard ? What I'm getting at is this... what books are the best for book learnin' about Colonials ?
Quite interesting Handsome, thanks for sharing. I do believe that a bit of Mr. Clinker has rubbed off onto you.
Thanks for the plug, HandsomeToad. And, great coin. In case you are wondering, looks like I made a typo, switching the "Reverse" and "Obverse" headings. Sorry. I hadn't noticed until seeing this post. At one point during editing, I was showing the reverses first. I believe that the order of rarity, from rarest to least rare, is 1.) Small head, 2.) Large head, 3.) Medium head, reverse figure facing to viewer's right and 4.) Medium head, reverse figure facing left. The small head variety is very seldom seen. Large heads come up now and then. So, while the series only has four varieties, two of them are pretty tough. WN
Will's book isn't like your normal coin book, it's better. :thumb: It actually gets into the history surrounding the coin and not just the coin itself. Here's a tidbit on the Nova Eboracs, to give you a taste of the book: As you can see, along with the earlier picture, his book can be used for attributing but it is also readable. For those of us who like to read, you can't find a better read and it's educational too boot! hya: So if you are interested in learning more about colonial issues, look no further. Ribbit Ps: I boo boo'd on my earlier statement about rarity. Mine is the most common but that's still otay with me. Another thing Will informed me about, is the Small Head is a R-7 with about 12 pieces known, so to collect all 4 is tough because of rarity issues. Pps: Will's book would make an excellent Christmas present. Especially for those of you with budding collector offspring.
Nice coin Toad! I will have to dig out my Nova Eborac after work and check which one it is, I think it is the same variety as yours but my memory seems to fade with each passing year.
ARGuy: Welcome to the forum. But, that is a pretty expensive book. Altho, I think that I have to get it.
I think about what some of my penny books cost and Will's book is cheap compared to them. Matter of fact, all my reference books (individually) cost much more than his book and his has so much in it, I don't know when I'm gonna find the time to read it. :goofer: Ribbit Ps: You gotta post your NE, LC. :thumb:
Whoa! nice. You are one up on me Toad. I will need to catch up now! Honestly, that is a nice coin, no major surface distractions, and LOADS of history. Congratulations! Eduard
Eduard: Hey, nice to see that you are back. What! None of these, what? You must have missed that page in the Red Book. Frank
Unless you want to know ever MORE about their background history. In that case buy a copy of Crosby. Toad, do you have a copy of Crosby? (I probably wouldn't use Crosby for attribution, although it can be done, but it is great for the background history.) $60 for a good book is NOT expensive especially for a quality bound hardbound book of the size of this one, and on heavy paper too. I've spent $100 or more for smaller lower quality books.
Will also recommended I pick up one of Crosby's books last night. It's on my list, along with a another one I just can't think of right now. I guess the posting war today fried my brain? :goofer: Ribbit
