Help Attributing This Double Struck Connecticut Copper

sellitstore

I picked this one up in a junk foreign lot a few days ago.

Can anyone help identify it as to date, variety, die pairing, rarity and possible value?

Connecticoin

That is cool!

Probably one of the earliest mint errors in US history!

CoinRaritiesOnline

Originally posted by: Connecticoin

That is cool!



Probably one of the earliest mint errors in US history!

I guess it's all relative. There are double struck Massachusetts silver coins from 100 years earlier.

sellitstore

Double strikes do seem to happen with these state coppers from time to time. I've seen them with some regularity over the years.

They are neat, but this isn't a great one because only about 10% of the second strike is visible. Condition is decent and I'm presuming it's a common variety, but hoping that it could be a scarcer die pairing.

Thought that some here would enjoy seeing it as each of these errors are different.

Also, double strikes on hammered coinages are generally considered poorly struck while double strikes on screw press coinages are errors. Perhaps double struck Massachusetts silver is an exception?

Aegis3

My preliminary guess is that it's a 1787 M. 31.2-r.3; a common variety.

NumisOxide

Neat find!

Connecticoin

Originally posted by: CoinRaritiesOnline

Originally posted by: Connecticoin
That is cool!

Probably one of the earliest mint errors in US history!

I guess it's all relative. There are double struck Massachusetts silver coins from 100 years earlier.

Interesting. I have never seen any of those. I would think these would be very rare given the more "manual" minting process.

DollarAfterDollar

I don't know much about these except to say there are a bunch of varieties. I understand that most were struck over existing coins so some of the original coin may bleed through. Remarkably, the grading of coins like this is eyepopping. This one might be VF or even better.

johnny9434

thats a neat pick up.

sellitstore

Thanks, Ed (Aegis3).

Your attribution looks correct.

And thanks to all others for your comments and information.