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<p>[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 26150284, member: 92655"]Two hundred fifty years ago today the first shot of the Revolutionary War was fired. I am blessed to live in a state rich with history that goes back to the revolution. In fact where I live we had several permanent British encampments. And today at our old mill house we had a number of re-enactments, encampments and museum displays set up. I couldn’t miss that.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1669758[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>When I got my first Redbook I was completely taken with the 1784 Bar Copper. It was my lifetime bucket list coin. I finally got it a few years back. I always knew the obverse was patterned after continental uniform buttons. What I did not know is that the reverse too was patterned after uniform buttons. These were recovered from the Camden battlefield and on display.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1669756[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1669757[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And my bar copper…</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1669759[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1669760[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 26150284, member: 92655"]Two hundred fifty years ago today the first shot of the Revolutionary War was fired. I am blessed to live in a state rich with history that goes back to the revolution. In fact where I live we had several permanent British encampments. And today at our old mill house we had a number of re-enactments, encampments and museum displays set up. I couldn’t miss that. [ATTACH=full]1669758[/ATTACH] When I got my first Redbook I was completely taken with the 1784 Bar Copper. It was my lifetime bucket list coin. I finally got it a few years back. I always knew the obverse was patterned after continental uniform buttons. What I did not know is that the reverse too was patterned after uniform buttons. These were recovered from the Camden battlefield and on display. [ATTACH=full]1669756[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1669757[/ATTACH] And my bar copper… [ATTACH=full]1669759[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1669760[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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