Corroded Colonials...fugio & Rosa Americana

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paddy murphy Valued Member United States 401 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 1:09 pm Both are a little rough but considering they are 226 and 291 years old I think they look beautiful.... Report this Post to the Staff

copper nickel daddy Pillar of the Community United States 2224 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 1:28 pm Beautiful! I'd be proud to own them. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 2:37 pm Where did you get them? If they were mine, I would give them a good home.Nice. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 2:39 pm The beauty of Colonials is not so much , as in your case, what the coins look like now, but their history. Your coins appear dug but that adds to their intrigue. Who dropped them, held them last. They could very well at one time, been in George Washingtons hand or pocket.. Very nice! I really like the Twopence. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
paddy murphy Valued Member United States 401 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 2:47 pm These, the Vermont and Connecticut colonials I posted last week, and a very worn mass penny were in a large tin containing full of British & Canadian copper left to me by my grandmother 30 years ago. I have about 150 British coppers ranging from 1950's Elizabeth large pennies to as far back as a f-02 William half penny. I'll post some of the better 18Th century coins in the British section soon (I have some very nice George II coppers). I also have a dozen or so Canadian tokens and a large assortment of big Canadian pennies. I honestly don't think she knew what she had. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 3:12 pm My friend finds U.S. related Colonials in mixed foreign lots all the time then, sells them to me swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 4:40 pm I'll try to ID the Fugio variety when I get back to my references. Does anyone else see some evidence of a die clash on the lower left of the reverse pic? Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 5:09 pm Paddy Murphy, How much Irish could that be. What a great selection of coins you have been posting. A high grade selection from Quote: left to me by my grandmother 30 years ago. After a 30 year hiatus. What took you so long? As a new member to CCF welcome. Have you sold any of these gems on any current market? Thanks, another Irish from Celtic/Patriots land. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 5:14 pm I saw that p, I believe it is. Trying to figure this one out too Look how "YOUR" was cut. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
paddy murphy Valued Member United States 401 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 5:25 pm None of the coins will EVER be for sale if I can help it. Giving a lot of coins to an 18 year old in hindsight wasn't very smart. Now that I'm 48 (for a few more months) I regret selling a lot of 90% as well as lots of my "doubles" for beer money and road-trips back in the 1980's. I had my dad take the coins from me for over a decade, then he gave me back the safe in the mid 90's once I had settled down, got married and had kids. I then lost the combination to the safe and figured, huh, I'm not selling them. 2 years ago there was a big flood in northeast that ruined my basement. Eventually I got worried that there night be mildew damage so I finally got the safe cracked last month. Slowly I am documenting my collection and am slowly adding to the collection via craigslist. Once I get serious I may sell some 90% to fund finishing my 2 main objectives as a collector....a complete non gold 20th century US collection, and a date set of Cents going all the way back to 1793 of which I'm only missing about 12...( darn you 1804, 1799 & 1793!) GO BRUINS!! Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 5:31 pm I know what you mean. I had to sell a few coins including a $5 PCGS VF20 Moffat & Co. back in the day when I was a xumb kid with credit card debt everywhere. Now that I'm in my 40's, blessed with a nice job and no debt to speak of, I have aquired some very nice coins including a Chain Cent and several Colonials that I hope to never sell! Oh, Bruins swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 7:16 pm v, it's definitely obverse 12. Just need my Newman to see if I can find a corresponding reverse with a clash like that. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 8:26 pm 12-U? swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 8:57 pm That seems to fit! Of course, that would mean paddy's reverse pic is upside-down! Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 9:00 pm That's what I took into account :-) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 10:49 pm Try imagining all the places those coins have been and what they've seen. Lots of years of History there. Report this Post to the Staff
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