Need help with Connecticut copper attribution
KSorbo
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I just picked up this 1787 Draped Bust Left Connecticut copper and am trying to find out about its die variety and rarity. I compared it with the available photos on the Notre Dame and Coinfacts sites and the closest I could come up with was 37.8HH. The reverse is distinctive in that the branch in Liberty's hand points to the bottom dot in the colon after "INDE" and the 37.8HH reverse looked right on. The obverse however was a bit different due to the star devices above the portrait.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Yup, 37.8-HH indeed. I'm impressed you were able to figure out the attribution from those sites. This is a somewhat scarce variety, probably low to mid R.5, and is rare in better than VF. The typical one I see is VG. Yours is definitely better than average.
So would this coin carry a premium due to its variety? I bought it as a type coin due to its overall pleasing surfaces but it's nice to have one with some rarity. Was 100 bucks a good deal?
Is this your first CT? If so, you only have 350 some odd die varieties to go!
I have another CT but it is buried in my safe deposit box back in Iowa, otherwise I would post it. It is attributed as a CONNLC variety but I'm not sure how accurate that is.
Since I am ADHD in my collecting habits I would probably have to live to be 150 to complete the 350 varieties. Nonetheless I enjoy learning about the coins I acquire. In this case I could have spent 100 bucks on some proof moderns and gotten lots of bling, but instead I can have the satisfaction of owning a piece of early American history of a variety with less than 100 pieces in existence.
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Hook up with indeetlib. He is one of the best colonial guys on here...
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<< <i>In this case I could have spent 100 bucks on some proof moderns and gotten lots of bling, but instead I can have the satisfaction of owning a piece of early American history of a variety with less than 100 pieces in existence. >>
I couldn't agree more...I think you got a really cool coin for 100 bucks!
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<< <i>In this case I could have spent 100 bucks on some proof moderns and gotten lots of bling, but instead I can have the satisfaction of owning a piece of early American history of a variety with less than 100 pieces in existence. >>
I couldn't agree more...I think you got a really cool coin for 100 bucks! >>
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Nice find you have there
To explain my "CircCam" terminology to the new person, it is basically a coin with darker toning in the fields and lighter on the high points, like the devices or lettering. That contrast makes the design "pop".
Here are a few examples.
CircCam is usually a silver thing. It's hard to find on problem-free copper coins, but I think your CT copper fits the bill.
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BTW I really enjoyed reading the thread about "cameo" circulated coins. Sometimes a nice circulated coin can have better eye appeal than one that is uncirculated, and when it comes to classic coins sometimes a nice circulated piece is the only viable option.
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