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vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 01:21 am Got this one recently cheap. Bought it from a guy who found it with a metal detector in Massachusetts, in a Colonial era home foundation cellar. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 01:24 am Wow Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 01:30 am Ha, thanks Scott! I guess you know by now I'm a Colonial nut swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 01:37 am I had that impression I have a fake one of those somewhere. Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 02:17 am Awesome coin and thanks for sharing. Kinda funny the only thing you can read in the picture is FUGIO. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 06:58 am I took pictures of my 1787 Fugio Cent for comparison. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 08:42 am Thanks, v! Detectorists keep proving wrong those experts who said the Fugio was a total failure and never saw much circulation. Not much to work with on the reverse, but the obverse die variety might be identifiable. I'll have wait until I get home to my text, though. Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2362 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 09:45 am Dave, Thanks for sharing another great colonial. I love seeing them. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 10:18 am That's awesome! Congrats! Do you have any conservation plans for it? Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 10:31 am Nice! I will own one of those one day. I see the fuzzy posted his ms70 of the more common "COPY" variety Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 3:55 pm Thanks for the nice comments everyone! TJsCoins, I've thought about conservation. It does have verdigris, especially on the edge. I don't think acetone would hurt. Yeah p, detectorists are finding Colonials that were otherwise thought to have not circulated here. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 3:58 pm Fuzzy, send it to SGS, they'll authenticate for ya :P swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 4:23 pm Nice example Dave! Looks about as loved as mine. Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 5:26 pm i want one of these... what I love about your coin is the story...old northeast property in MA...probably lots of hidden history around that place...so good to know that whatever old soul from the past dropped this coin is smiling from above that it was found is now in the hands of someone who will love it and treasure it... Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 5:54 pm I often think like that too dsfreeworld. That Colonial home is long gone yet the coin remains where it was dropped. Probably down there at night, candle in hand, hole in his/her pocket. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 04/05/2013 7:30 pm Nah, he's probably looking down thinking, "That's where that went! I went without pipe tobacco for a week when I lost that!" Report this Post to the Staff
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