Here is the colonial Connecticut. It looks to me like it was a double struck with capped obverse die striking on the reverse creating a brockage. Awesome coin.
Abuell, I've got it partially figured out but I need to know if the UC visible in the impressed area on the reverse is raised or incuse. They look raised but I know that sometimes in pictures like this incused can appear raised and vice versa. There are at least three and possibly four errors involved in the creation of this coin.
Congrats on your CT! Looks good, no, make that great. I agree it is a nice design. I'm glad it's your favorite as well. My favorite is the Albany. Are you collecting the entire set, a type set or just this one? I've got a complete type set that is "forever" being upgraded.
I think the Connecticut is definitely my favorite.
I like the eagle, and the rock(?) it's standing on. It's really got some dimension.
What I really love, though, is the tree. The crooked branches and wild, oversized leaves that tilt in every direction almost make it seem like a fairy tale fantasy tree. It's really neat.
I think it's an unusually stylized design, and unusual in US coinage for this reason.
Tough, tough, tough to figure out that error. I'll say. #1 Capped die rev, #2 off center capped die rev, #3 off center uncapped die. that doesn't resolve all issues for me, but it's the best I can do at the moment.
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Now that's a Connecticut !!!!!
Nice double struck early colonial !!!
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Now that's a Connecticut !!!!!
Nice double struck early colonial !!!
It's a whole lot more than double struck. I'll let everyone try and figure out just how that coin was made and then put up the answer in a few days.
Obvoiusly its a partial brockage coin as well. Beyond that I can't tell without much certainty. I know its out of my league of determination.
To go back to the Connecticut Half Commemorative, its a sweet coin. The stylized eagle should have been used on a circulating coin's reverse.
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It looks to me like it was a double struck with capped obverse die striking on the reverse creating a brockage. Awesome coin.
Capped Bust Half Series
Capped Bust Half Dime Series
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I'm CONSTANTLY upgrading my type set! It never ends!
I like the eagle, and the rock(?) it's standing on. It's really got some dimension.
What I really love, though, is the tree. The crooked branches and wild, oversized leaves that tilt in every direction almost make it seem like a fairy tale fantasy tree. It's really neat.
I think it's an unusually stylized design, and unusual in US coinage for this reason.
and CT is spelled same on mine
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