A seller had 3 "Colonials" listed for sale yesterday including one of the "beaded border" Virginia half penny: Through my previous ramblings and research I found Peter Rosa made many of these starting in the '60's; the Virginia with beads is one of his so that was an easy call. The other two just have that odd look of a cast or electro and I looked to Rosa again for the Vermont Landscape. Turned out his apprentice still sells a version with a similar look to the listed piece but a slightly different off-center "strike"... The listed example: "Rosa" current copy: One of the common features I noted is at the rim/ dentilation above "A DE" even though they are not the same from an off-center standpoint: I sent the seller a message with my thoughts and asked to see edge views; he later responded "We've had these coins in our family safe for many years, they do appear to be replicas after performing research, thank you". He ended the auctions but after discussion in my FB Group the listings were also removed. Today a friend and member of my Group sent me a link of another the seller had listed; another 1786 Landscape, this one appears to be a more centered strike but again just has a look. The seller posted an edge view, but it doesn't look quite right either... And my eagle eyed friend found some interesting matching "pin pricks" on all three; I also note a couple of other matching features: I sent the images and my concerns about his latest one and am awaiting his response! Best, Jack.
