My First Colonial - 1787 Connecticut

Ok, so, here is what I know...

if you hold it standing up on edge on a table
And give it a good flick so that it spins
If, and I mean IF
You start to see a blue glow surrounding the coin
Then you can suspect the isotope.

As far as a grade, no clue

I tend to agree with Vermontensium.
Vg corroded

Okay. So I want something nicer. Recommendations under $1k?

The Vermontis/Vermontensium coins are super-expensive. Should I look at a better quality Connecticut or maybe a New Jersey?

My many-times-removed ancestor was John Hart of New Jersey, who put ink to paper in 1776 for a Declaration. His 9th son, Nathanael, is my great-great-...whatever grandparent on my mom's side.

So perhaps NJ would be suitable. On the other hand, my grandma's side of my mom's family was a Page from Virginia, their ancestry goes back to the 1600s long before anyone thought about a United States.

I am from Texas so I don't have colonial roots otherwise. Massachusetts = a second mortgage on the house. Vermont = A nice two week Caribbean cruise. Only the Fugio and Connecticut and the British coinage looks to be relatively affordable, but I can get a Nova Constellatio or something. I don't even know if there's Virginia colonials.

Any suggestions, EAC folks?

Maybe I better buy a nice Texas coin while I'm at it! But they're expensive as well :)