CT copper: Miller 5.9-B.1?

[Stan Milgram]

Hi. I found this CT copper the other day and was told by someone I trust that it is a Miller 5.9-B.1, listed as R-5 or URS-7, which translates to about 33-64 "known". Can anyone verify the ID and the rarity? Thanks.

 

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[l.cutler]

Yup, seems correct to me, rarity as well.

 

[Stan Milgram]

Yup, seems correct to me, rarity as well.

How can you tell? And do you have a link for a reference that describes the type and rarity of these coins? Thank you.

 

[l.cutler]

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/connecticut_coppers/ConnecticutCoppers.htm, also Whitman's Encyclopedia of Colonial and American coins is a good reference book. The B.1 is an easy one to identify and the only obverse it was used with was 5.9. Don't get too excited about the rarity though. Don't get me wrong it is a really nice coin, but a lot of Connecticuts are R5 or rarer and it is really only when they get to R6 that they really start to get valuable.

 

[Stan Milgram]

Connecticut Coppers, also Whitman's Encyclopedia of Colonial and American coins is a good reference book. The B.1 is an easy one to identify and the only obverse it was used with was 5.9. Don't get too excited about the rarity though. Don't get me wrong it is a really nice coin, but a lot of Connecticuts are R5 or rarer and it is really only when they get to R6 that they really start to get valuable.

Yeah, didn't think it had much monetary value - saw one on Ebay for $90.

I've been to the PGCS coin facts page before, but it doesn't say anything (as far as I saw) as to how the types and subtypes are determined. Am I missing something? How do you know how to determine the name and numbers of the coin by looking at it? I don't have the Whitman book.

 

[huntsman53]

Maybe this will help!

Connecticut Coppers - Introduction


Frank

 

[l.cutler]

You really need a reference with pictures and descriptions of all the varieties. I don't know of any online reference that shows all varieties. Many are identified by the punctuation in the legends and other small differences so careful study is needed.

 

[Stan Milgram]

Maybe this will help!

Connecticut Coppers - Introduction


Frank

Thanks, Frank. I saw this too, but no pictures of the '86 types. I'll have to read through the text more carefully, but it's really hard to type a coin with a verbal description.

 

[huntsman53]

Thanks, Frank. I saw this too, but no pictures of the '86 types. I'll have to read through the text more carefully, but it's really hard to type a coin with a verbal description.

Sorry! I was unsure as to the Date of your' coin. Maybe the link below will shed some light on your query!

Connecticut Coppers - 1786

I also found this: The Sixteenth Annual C-4 Convention Sale of U. S. Colonial Coins, check out catalog items 160 and 161.

http://www.coinraritiesonline.com/download/2010_C4_Catalog.pdf?PHPSESSID=cvbacaqg4dck6el42rss162o97


Frank