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I have collected U.S coins for many years, and then Civil War Tokens, but am now actively building a collection of 18th Century Conder Tokens, the coins that made the Industrial Revolution a whopping success. : )

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  • GeminiGemini Posts: 3,085
    Lovely stuff for sure and I like the fields you have chosen to collect. image
    A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
  • coinnutcoinnut Posts: 1,433 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice indeed!! image
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very, very pretty! And a super photo. Congrats.
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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,559 ✭✭✭
    That's a cool coin. I'm gonna have to look it up.
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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    I would but I am sure money would be a problem. Nice coin/pattern!
  • MowgliMowgli Posts: 1,219
    I've never seen one before. Nice design and a pretty coin.
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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,055 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll collect that one if you want to sell itimage WOW! That's a beautimage The fields are over the top, I really like it, very nice pick-up!!
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  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,386 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wish I had one!
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  • anablepanablep Posts: 5,159 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've never seen one like that before. What is its size compared to the circulating silver & Cu-Ni trimes of the time?
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  • << <i>I'll collect that one if you want to sell itimage WOW! That's a beautimage The fields are over the top, I really like it, very nice pick-up!! >>

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    Put me down for one!!!
  • Wow.A Real Beauty.
  • Coll3ctorColl3ctor Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭
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  • Thanks, folks. : )

    It is much thicker and heavier than any large cent, though of a similar diameter.

    PCGS had some difficulty getting it to fit into its slab. Its PR-66 BN grade makes it the Finest Know example, Pop. 1, authenticated and verified by CAC.

    It is bronze, not copper.
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    I have collected U.S coins for many years, and then Civil War Tokens, but am now actively building a collection of 18th Century Conder Tokens, the coins that made the Industrial Revolution a whopping success. : )
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    By bronze do you mean the cu-ni alloy used on small cents from 56-64 or the Cu-Sn-Zn used from late 64 to 1982? It looks like the former. --Jerry
  • gonzergonzer Posts: 3,052 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful coin! Ditto on the photograph.
  • Hi, notwilight...

    While I am sure of its exact composition, yet, I am guessing that it is neither of the alloys you mention.

    It does not look anything like any Flying Eagle C/N cent I have ever seen.

    Based on coloration and detail in the leaves of the wreath on its reverse, I think it was struck on a special bronze planchet,
    perhaps of a different material than any other coin or pattern.

    The pattern was experimental in nature. None were ever released for circulation, instead handed out to favorites of the Mint Director,
    or possibly executed for politicians, perhaps U.S. Senators.

    It is my only U.S. pattern. I have a few Conder Token patterns, but hardly consider my self an expert about patterns at his time. : )

    Besides being a collector of U.S. large cents and very fond of the Braided Hair design, I have a nice collection of high grade Civil War Tokens.
    The 1863 date is not found on any large cents tied this pattern to my Civil War Tokens, for me.

    I also liked the idea of owning a bronze three cent piece. I thought, 'Who has one of those?' LOL
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    I have collected U.S coins for many years, and then Civil War Tokens, but am now actively building a collection of 18th Century Conder Tokens, the coins that made the Industrial Revolution a whopping success. : )
  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a great looking reverse design. Would have looked a lot better than what they used.
  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
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  • lope208lope208 Posts: 1,960 ✭✭
    Great pattern! I've never seen that one before.

    That would be an excellent design for the 2010 cents and beyond, don't ya think?
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