Old Pitted Copper. Is this worth keeping?

DaggoB · January 28, 2012 8:31AM

Cleaning out the closet today and forgot that i had this coin. Picked it up at a yard sale about six years ago. If i remember right it cost me $1. I know nothing about copper. Can someone tell me what this is? Thank you

TennesseeDave · January 28, 2012 8:36AM

Looks like a Connecticut copper.Not sure if it's real or not,but I would say its worth keeping. Someone will be along that knows about these soon.

STONE · January 28, 2012 8:37AM

I'd be happy to take it off your hands

Yes, definitely worth keeping, and a You Suck to you for picking that up for JUST $1!!!
(Did they have any more

)

I will let some more experienced Colonial Copper specialists chime in to let you know
more about this piece...BUT it's definitely worth keeping!

Pistareen · January 28, 2012 11:18AM

It's definitely real and definitely worth more than a dollar.

It's a 1788 Connecticut copper, Miller 16.2-O, which is a fairly elusive (R-5) variety. R-5 CTs don't generally bring much of a premium unless the grade is superb, which this one isn't. A slightly nicer one sold for $126 at StacksBowers last week. This one is a slightly more advanced die state, which some may find more interesting, but with its surfaces it's probably a $50-75 coin to a specialist.

Nice thing to find for $1, or in a closet!

Raybo · January 28, 2012 12:26PM

Wanna double your money?
I'll give you $2 for that crappy coin.

tightbudget · January 28, 2012 12:31PM

It looks like a Connecticut copper to me and I think it's real but I'm far from an expert on colonials.

Either way for a dollar, that's a great score. I'm sure it'd be worth more than a buck even if it were fake.

Old Pitted Copper. Is this worth keeping?

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