What’s the earliest full red copper that you’ve seen?

dan1ecu

Are there any red Liberty cap or chain cents? How about colonials (originals, not relatively recent restrikes)?

Dan

jonesy

I owned a 1855 MS64 RD 1/2C piece. It was a beautiful full red just a little dark. The thing that amazed me about this coin is that someone had scratched their initials in the "O" in the one cent. Despite that PCGS still gave it it's grade. I sold the coin at a loss. I just couldn't get past this. Whenever I looked at it, I found myself staring at the initials.
Glenn

MrEureka

1773 Virgina halfpennies frequently comes with substantial original red color.

Mark

I own a 1773 Virginia halfpenny that's graded MS64RD by PCGS. The coin is far from looking like a 2003 cent, but it certainly does have a reddish appearance.

Mark

BigMoose

Dan, the Atwater Wreath Cent is full red and prooflike as well. It is currently in a PCGS 68 RD holder and is a mind boggling coin in person. Had the chance to see it a few years ago at an EAC Convention.

Singapore

This ones red as red gets -



The earliest I've seen in full red is a 1723 Hibernia I have that is a PCGS 64 RD with a reverse that looks like a recent Lincoln Cent, thats the ealriest full red colonial I've seen and it is 100% original.

I posted here the other day a photo of my 65 RB Elephant Token which is abot 50% red circa 1672, thats the oldest RB coin I've seen.

Julian

Singapore's has probably hit it right on the head. The TAL is stunning and the Hibernia was absolutely amazing. Where was that coin for nearly the past three centuries?

I would certainly like to see the coin that challenges the Hibernia.

Singapore

I questioned the originality of the Talbot above until I saw the coins from the James Watt collection offered earlier this year -

Watt struck coins in the late 18th and early 19th century and had saved a few dozen from 1790 - 1810 in little metal holders. They were auctioned this year and were in essentailly the same condition as when they left the mint.

When you see these coins the word that comes to mind is 'unfathomable' - which is good, as you really get a chance to use a word like that.