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I was super-excited to receive this in the mail from our own @MikeF http://goccf.com/t/304984). It is my first Vermont copper (and my first output from Machin's Mills). The attribution is W-2120/Bressett 15-S, which can be determined from the break in the upper left of the letter A in AUCTORI plus the stubby fillet ribbon on the obv portrait of George. The corrosion gives this VG coin a details designation, but I'm still happy with this pick-up. Interestingly, the provenance includes Dr. Carlyle A. Luer, a surgeon and bontanist.   "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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What a fantastic piece of history to add to your collection!  |
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Lovely coin!  |
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Thanks guys. These colonials are really the only place where I am still adding to my US collection.
"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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Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice one! |
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I hesitated to even open this thread because I know how easily I could be pulled in the direction of colonial coppers. Beautiful coin!
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how easily I could be pulled in the direction of colonial coppers I agree, but at least they are generally cheaper than the colonial silvers. "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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but at least they are generally cheaper than the colonial silvers. Thanks for the purchase, Spence! Glad your happy with it. What other silver colonials are you referring to? I'm familiar with Massachusetts shillings and Mexican Reales but are there other silver issues that circulated in the US that I'm not aware of? |
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Massachusetts shillings That's the one! "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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