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dkdk Posts: 10 ✭
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Hello
I started putting together a collection of Colonial era coins, this is what I have gotten so far.
thanks
Derek



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https://www.derekscoppers.com/

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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,114 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coins, and great photos.

    Don't know a whole lot about colonials, but I've acquired a few here and there when the mood and price struck.


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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
    Those are nice. Colonials are cool since they circulated when our country was in its infancy.
    I've got some, but they will probably be my next task if I can ever finish my US Type set.

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    FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,270 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not my area either but I do know that those are nice. Congrats.
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    msch1manmsch1man Posts: 809 ✭✭✭✭
    Nice coins. Have you got a particular 'set' in mind that you're going after or just picking up nice coins when you find them?
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    USMarine6USMarine6 Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome to the forums and I must say you have a good eye for the early copper. The certainly have great surfaces for the grade. Well done.
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    ranshdowranshdow Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭✭
    Those are nice. I recognize one from Dave Wnuck's recent making the grade list.
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    sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great collection. I like the Mass.
    Lots of history there.
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    jmski52jmski52 Posts: 23,970 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coins! Welcome to the coin forum!image
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    JustlookingJustlooking Posts: 2,895 ✭
    Really nice!
    Let's try not to get upset.
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    dkdk Posts: 10 ✭
    Thanks for all the positive comments. Right now I am just trying to pick up nice coins when I find them. A couple are from Dave Wnuck.

    https://www.derekscoppers.com/

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    mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Neat. That Rosa Americana especially is a beauty.
    mirabela
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    MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Welcome dk. Why did you decide to collect colonials?
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome aboard dk.... and those are very nice colonials.... you have a great start on a fascinating area of numismatics.. Cheers, RickO
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    Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome to the forum. Good luck on
    your quest !!! image
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    coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Quite a nice start...

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    jedmjedm Posts: 3,256 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>image

    Welcome dk. Why did you decide to collect colonials? >>



    +1

    Welcome , thanks for sharing the great pics, and I am curious as well.
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    dkdk Posts: 10 ✭
    I enjoy the history and stories associated Colonial coins.

    https://www.derekscoppers.com/

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    joebb21joebb21 Posts: 4,811 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great series and based on the coins you have purchased so far it looks like you are on the right path to a beautiful collection.
    may the fonz be with you...always...
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    JustlookingJustlooking Posts: 2,895 ✭
    I've been looking for a Mass. Cent like that for quite awhile ... nice circulated condition with no marks. Beautiful.
    Let's try not to get upset.
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    Nice start to a great collecting area.

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    ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a heck of a start. One of these days I'll pick up a few nicer ones like yours dk.
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    AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If you are just starting you are doing a great job on originality and eye appeal.
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    coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,781 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>image

    Welcome dk. Why did you decide to collect colonials? >>





    Ahhhh, I thought it might bring midlifecrisis out of the wood work image

    dk, wonderful Colonials and I too would like to hear what interested you to start collection them.


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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 33,051 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ya got some nice coin there image
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    kazkaz Posts: 9,354 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I really like those. you have a good eye for nice surfaces. Be sure to update us on your progress.image
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    pmacpmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭
    You have some excellent examples there. Are George III coins considered Colonials? I'm sure they circulated in the colonies, so I guess they should be considered. Welcome and continue to share.
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    MICHAELDIXONMICHAELDIXON Posts: 6,739 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice!
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    NicNic Posts: 3,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice collection! Thanks for sharing. Great eye appeal.

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    novacaesareanovacaesarea Posts: 145 ✭
    Very nice start to a very attractive problem free set of mildly circulated coins. This is really a perfect time to be putting together a collection like this with the abundance of Colonial material on the market and still to come on the market. The super high grade or ultra rare things are still bringing some strong prices. But the choice problem free EF material is bringing less than it did several years ago.

    I have always thought a collection has to be taken as a whole and if you can patiently put together an attractive set like this with great color and surfaces that has been mildly circulated by the hands of true colonists, you will be rewarded in many ways over time.

    Thanks for sharing.

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    novacaesareanovacaesarea Posts: 145 ✭
    HI DK,

    Very very nicely done. Collecting is a tricky thing. And the ability to put together a problem free, choice for the grade (no matter what CAC, PCGS, NGC say) is a very challenging thing. It takes a good eye, knowledge, turning down a lot of coins and plain old patience. But that is why they call it collecting and if you could do it over night, what fun would that be.

    Seems like you are off to a great start. And with all these big sales on the market, now is the time to very affordably put together a choice VF/EF collection that will bring you pleasure for years.

    Well done.

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    novacaesareanovacaesarea Posts: 145 ✭
    Oooops, so nice, I said it twice....so you know I mean it image

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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Neat stuff!

    I want a Rosa Americana someday.

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,994 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice collection. Enjoy the hunt!
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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You have nice coins. The thing I really like about the copper pieces is that the surfaces are hard and smooth. So many copper pieces from the era are corroded and unattractive.
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