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Bedrock of the Community
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paddy murphy - That O/C CT example is just great.
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1788 Massachusetts cent (Ryder 3-A; Bowers W-6210):   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Vermont copper 1787, Ryder-14: 
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1722 Rosa Americana Penny (Martin 3-D; Bowers W-1272):   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Tomorrow is the last day. We need a big finish! Do not be shy.   |
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I don't think I have a single true Pre-Federal (as Numista calls them), nor I could plausibly afford one, anyway. I do have some coins that might perhaps be considered colonial or post-colonial, but with one exception, all of those coins are either post-1850 Canadian or have Elizabeth II on them (or both). The exception being a pre-confederation Canadian halfpenny token (from 1837, IIRC, but I'm not entirely sure), which is probably also not what the thread is looking for. And I misplaced it years ago anyway. However, the coin below is probably the second closest thing I have to an actual colonial...   I'm not sure how easy it will be for anyone here to identify this coin; I barely managed to figure it out after buying it from a bargain bin a few months ago. It is a very, very worn George III Hibernia halfpenny. On Numista, I tentatively have it listed as 1769, but now that I actually googled more I suspect it is actually from the 1770s (or perhaps even the 1780s - but I think I can see a 7). Had it ever circulated in the North American colonies? Maybe it did; maybe it didn't. (Probably not, but hard to say.) Other coins of the same type definitely did circulate there, however. Sorry for the photo quality, by the way - still the same darn smartphone camera (and on the non-flash setting, at that, so I had to hold it steady). |
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My favorite colonial - Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling, Large Planchet. Noe-11. variety without 'H' in Masathusets.   |
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That one is a beautiful coin @germanicvs--my best Colonial is quite similar. Here is my 1652 Massachusetts Shilling small planchet (Noe-25, Crosby 16-O; Bowers W-890). It is graded VF30 by PCGS and has a rarity level of URS-7, which corresponds to an estimated 33-64 pieces extant. My pics do not do this coin justice.   Special thanks to @moe for conceiving of this thread. I have had fun dredging through my collection, but especially enjoyed everyone else's eye candy each day. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New jersey copper maris 75-bb fox before legend.
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New jersey copper maris 75-bb fox before legend  |
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Spence, thank you very much for your comment!
Your example is very appealing - very nicely detailed and obviously original, dark toning. A great, historical coin.
There is something very special about the Massachusetts silver coinage. I would like to add an Oak Tree sixpence next to my collection.
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My favorite is this Fugio, I bought it after reading the Benjamin Franklin biography by Walter Isaacson. NEWMAN 19-SS URS-6 (17-32) EAC GRADE IS 15/10 FROM BOB GRELLMAN   Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Edited by cipster
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The final day has had some good ones so far.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Firecrackers! All of today's listing are really great.
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