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jerseyben Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 11/04/2012 8:32 pm Here is one for the colonial copper folks who like to ID varieties: Picked up this NJ Copper last night. I suspect it might be a Serpent Head. Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/04/2012 9:46 pm Has all the major hallmarks of Maris 54-k. Weight should be under 6g, though this one has obviously lost some metal. Neat find! Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 11/04/2012 10:00 pm Nice acquisition. I concur, Maris 54-k. The planchet void does not detract from the major design elements, making it easily identifiable. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/04/2012 10:48 pm The expert consensus seems be that this variety was actually a circulating contemporary counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
jerseyben Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 11/05/2012 10:13 am I just found this piece of information regarding the variety: "There are also some very rare lightweight counterfeit New Jersey coppers, as Maris 79-ee, 80-ff, 81-ll, 83-ii and 84-kk (no more that 3 or 4 examples of any of these varieties survive) along with a more common counterfeit copper called the "Serpent Head" variety, Maris 54-k (an R3, with 151-250 examples surviving). The "Serpent Head," which was the only mass produced counterfeit, was attributed by generations of numismatists to a man named Hatfield." Sweet! Report this Post to the Staff
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