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This coin was dug up in my back yard by my great grandfather over 50 years ago.. It was found alongside of two large American cents dated 1795 and 1797. I believe this to be a British coin. It is very worn down and the only visible mark left on the coin is a shield with three points on the top. I believe this coin is made of copper but I am not sure. Any help is appreciated!  |
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I can tell you its not British There were no milled coins of thay Design in copper/bronze I know about. A better Picture would help
I would be looking to Europe Belgium maybe. Ireland had some pennies with this kind of Sheild but these were hammered. Maybe one of the others from across the pond will be able to help when they log on later
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There were a few state issues that had a shield reverse( New Jersey), but I agree that a better pic, of both sides of the coin may be helpful.
Rick
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The sheild is quartered with what looks like part of a coat of arms in the top right. This rules out most of the state issues I think
Edited by nohope587
06/25/2006 8:57 pm
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Uhm, this is as good as it gets. This coin is VERY worn! I'll try scanning it, maybe one of you will be able to notice a detail I didn't. Just as a side note, my hometown was held by the British until 1814, two years AFTER the war of 1812.. That's why I assumed it was British. There was a British Fort (Fort Sherbrooke) in my town.. It was a captured American fort (Fort Sullivan) that the British renamed. What makes me wonder is why it was discovered among two American coins?
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Hi nohope
Its possible the shield was quartered, but I cant tell for sure if it is quartered or just top and bottom,, the New Jersey state issue had large stripes in the bottom, That when worn could make the sheild appear quartered.
It was just a thought.
Rick
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Yes, a better photo is required of Both sides. you could Crop the photo so you can post the coin in greater detail. What is the Size, and weight. Is it the same size as those 1 cent coins? By the way can you post the pictures of the 1795 & 1797 coins also. Even in "about good" condition they are worth money. The shape of the shield looks similiar to a couple post-colonial issues. As seen in the RedBook. Your in Maine, the New Jersey coins were minted around 1786 to 1788. With a lot of varieties. Edited by toast
06/25/2006 11:09 pm
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I'm afraid you can't get good resolutions out from a web cam.
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Could it be a Conder token? I can see a couple of old British token types, pictured in my old copy of Seaby's British Tokens, had shields like that. Any Conder experts offer an opinion?
Is there anything at all on the rim or the other side you can make out, or any lettering at all?
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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There are no letters that I can make out or even see for that matter. Also, there is nothing on the edges. This coin is almost the exact same size as the large cents but it is just slightly larger and the difference is almost unnoticable. I'll do a scan of this coin and the two coins it was found with for you guys. I am positive that the large cents are worth about $100 each in their current condition (I looked them up) which to me is not incentive enough to sell them. They are about as worn as the mysterious shield coin, but some letters can be read, lady liberty can be seen, and the dates are visible.
I'll try to get all three scanned at work today!
Thanks for all the help.. I'll put the scanned pictures up in this thread rather than creating an entirely new topic!
Edited by usafwilson
06/26/2006 09:21 am
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It looks like a german coin from old many states(german ) produced coins with a shield similar is there any writing on it
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Posted 06/25/2006 8:51 pm
