Very Nice, Uncommon Connecticut Copper With Some Provenance

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BTV Digger New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 02/02/2025 2:35 pm Hi all, Thought I'd share this Connecticut Copper I dug last month which is in really decent shape. It's probably my best, or second best CT I've dug over the years. It's a Miller 3-D.1/WS-2510 with an R5+ rarity rating. It was dug at the former cabin site of a Green Mountain Boy who accompanied Ethan Allen on his raid to capture Ft. Ticonderoga, and while I'll never be able to prove it was this man's coin, it adds some provenance to the find. The site is just some field stones and a few brick/pottery shards in an otherwise unremarkable plowed field now. I plan on sending this one in to be graded by PCGS, but thoughts are this will likely come back with environmental damage with perhaps VF details. Appreciate any thoughts on this coin. Regards, John Report this Post to the Staff

lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 02/02/2025 4:19 pm Nice coin, great details. It will surely come back as environmental damage or downright corroded. I don't see the value there for having it slabbed, but if it's to protect it or for your own enjoyment of it, then go for it. I collect Connecticut coppers by variety but I'm more of a slab cracker than a slabber, I always break them out if I get one in a slab. Edited by lcutler 02/02/2025 4:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10490 Posts	Posted 02/02/2025 6:05 pm Heck of a find! Nice! Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15395 Posts	Posted 02/02/2025 6:27 pm Very nice indeed. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 02/02/2025 8:38 pm Gorgeous find @btv! Really nice job not damaging it all while digging it up. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6464 Posts	Posted 02/03/2025 02:40 am Superb find! The provenance is the icing on the cake. =) Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 02/03/2025 11:09 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 02/15/2025 8:43 pm Great find and interesting provenance. Congrats! Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Report this Post to the Staff
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