Coolest 2-Coin Combo
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I thought it would be interesting to post 2 coins you think look cool together -
I vote for these two totally unrelated tokens - the Higley Copper and the Low 66 Hard Times Token:
I vote for these two totally unrelated tokens - the Higley Copper and the Low 66 Hard Times Token:
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tell me more about that one....such as mintage, date, value, rarity, etc...
<< <i>I saw this earlier and wanted to know more about that Higley piece.
tell me more about that one....such as mintage, date, value, rarity, etc... >>
Quick Higley overview:
They were struck between 1737 - 1739 in Connecticut.
Not sure what the original mintage would have been, but today there are about 75 known of all varieities (including several different sub-varieties), of which the one pictured in this thread is among the upper 1/3 in condition.
Of the total known, I would guess that 1/4 are impounded in museums.
And somewhere near 1/3 of all known are either damaged, holed, badly scratched or otherwise meaningfully impaired.
Redbook VF is about $70,000 today for this variety. The coin pictured above sold as a VF 20 for $60,000+ a couple of years ago.
These have always been an extremely popular colonial based on the interesting design - in some respects, its more a piece of early American folk art than a coin.
I can get more specific on any of this, if you're interested.