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Colonial Coin Friday *lets see those old folks*
ambro51
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The Old Flavor of worn colonial copper has enchanted generations of collectors. Most of us have one, or two, or a hundred....but these big old coppers played a major part in our day to day currency for generations. When they were officially 'demonitized' in 1857, no doubt some were still seeing active use, such as this worn old Conneticut from my "kid" collection. Had this one for 40 years... so post em if ya got em
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as a teen in love with antiques, coins and NJ history, heck this thing had it all. I bought this one, about 1967, age 13
No, wait... I bought a Fugio from Thiggy... I'll bet his picture of it is still around...
Don't laugh- it cost like, uhh, maybe thirty bucks or so, tops. And I'd never owned a Fugio. I consider it a nice addition to the the Holey Coin Vest.
I also have a double-headed Washington cent and a Nova Constellatio and maybe a CT copper on there (all holey, of course).
<< <i>Nice Vermont copper! Was that a recent buy? >>
Thanks. No, I've had it for a while. It's pedigreed to the Dr. Robert I. Hinkley Collection of Vermont Coppers, where it was plated and described as "(Ryder-16), B.15-S, Mailed Bust Right, Rarity-1, VF20. Medium tan surfaces..."
Dr. Hinkley was the leading collector of Vermont coppers of his era. He owned the Stickley-Bowers Ryder-1, for instance (the finest known, by some accounting) and was considered an expert for decades. He was a small town physician, quiet about his collecting, but known in the field. The number of Vermont coppers in his collection is likely totally unparalleled in American numismatic history.
smittys connt. does it all for me. corrosion, green stuff, planchet lamination, the evil eye look on the portrait, what a great patina and color
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<< <i>SpaceMonkey ... are those still in slabs or did you crack them out? >>
as much as i would love to have them raw... i could never get the guts to do it
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<< <i>When they were officially 'demonitized' in 1857............. >>
It was the foreign silver and gold coins that were demonitized in 1857. Colonials were never monetized so how can they be demonitized?
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<< <i>When they were officially 'demonitized' in 1857............. >>
It was the foreign silver and gold coins that were demonitized in 1857. Colonials were never monetized so how can they be demonitized? >>
Hate to call you out ambro, but Perry's right. In fact, I was just reading about this very subject in Bowers' new colonial book:
"Selected foreign silver and gold coins remained legal tender until after the Act of February 21, 1857, mandated their retirement. An extension was granted for two years, then another for six months, making them useful in commerce well into the year 1859."
Still a great thread though!
And it begs another question: How late into the 19th Century were state coppers and other privately minted "colonial" coins routinely accepted in American commerce?
<< <i>And it begs another question: How late into the 19th Century were state coppers and other privately minted "colonial" coins routinely accepted in American commerce? >>
When the country transitioned from large cents to small cents in 1857, there was a surge of interest in coin collecting---especially the old large cents. I imagine the old prefederal coppers were removed from circulation soon after.
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