POST COLONIAL COPPER

[relish]

Found what appears to be a post colonial CT. copper....1786.....badly corroded!

 

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[BiggusDiggus]

Nice Find!! Now if only I could find some Connecticut coppers in Connecticut....How deep?What detector?Signal(70's?)...Good Luck!!HH

 

[doninbrewster]

It appears that you found a George II British halfpence made well before the revolution. It looks like the word BRITANIA on the reverse and the head on the obverse is stylistically like a George II.

 

[treblehunter]

Very nice find, be careful cleaning it, get advise from the guys who have cleaned allot of these type "dug coins"
Congrats!

 

[Ahab8]

Sure looks like a KG2. You can see the NIA of Britania. Nice find

 

[detroitdigger]

Cool copper!

 

[Iron Patch]

Sure looks like a KG2. You can see the NIA of Britania. Nice find

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Yes, but it's an old head George II Halfpenny and you posted a young head George II Farthing.

 

[Old Dude]

Good catch, IP.....you are to old coppers what TheCannonBallGuy is to all things Civil War, lol. Nice find no matter what, Relish. Great to see people getting out and making very nice finds.


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[Ahab8]

Yes, but it's an old head George II Halfpenny and you posted a young head George II Farthing.

Good call my friend. Can't sneak anything by you. :-) you're a good resource for this forum. You've helped me and several others lots of times and we appreciate it

 

[relish]

Thanks

Thanks for the input....you have a better eye than I do....I used the Red Book for reference......didn't have an idea it could be a KG from GB.....it was found at an old farm site in NYC.

 

[relish]

Nice Find!! Now if only I could find some Connecticut coppers in Connecticut....How deep?What detector?Signal(70's?)...Good Luck!!HH

..........6 inches.....ATPRO.....81-82....at an old farm in NYC.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats! Hope your going back there!

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks for the input....you have a better eye than I do....I used the Red Book for reference......didn't have an idea it could be a KG from GB.....it was found at an old farm site in NYC.

I would spend some time at that site. Take your time and dig every little peep. NYC has some incredible history and you're obviously on a very old site that had activity in the 1700s. The rough condition could be due to fertilizers used over the years. Have you done anything in the way of cleaning? I don't like to give advice on cleaning methods because I don't ever want to be responsible for someone ruining their nice find. I on the other hand will always attempt to clean up something a bit if it's not rare or valuable. I hate not being able to see dates. Good luck at that place. I bet there's some other old keepers hiding there

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...

 

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[relish]

I have it in a olive oil soak......if I get better results,I'll post the pics......found at the same site,different days.....1 1918 Standing Liberty half....and 2 large cents with unreadable dates......I'm soaking those also.....I'll post those @ a later date......I have another site that was near a American Revolution tavern....the only detectable spot is a nearby park and we need a permit to detect there......most of the area is ball fields and is off limits to MD'ing...in the open areas I have found old buckles and musket balls.

 

[Ahab8]

I have it in a olive oil soak......if I get better results,I'll post the pics......found at the same site,different days.....1 1918 Standing Liberty half....and 2 large cents with unreadable dates......I'm soaking those also.....I'll post those @ a later date......I have another site that was near a American Revolution tavern....the only detectable spot is a nearby park and we need a permit to detect there......most of the area is ball fields and is off limits to MD'ing...in the open areas I have found old buckles and musket balls.

Hey Relish I had never tried the olive oil until this winter. I did a very quick hp bath to get some of the deep green crud off then olive oil. I just took it out yesterday after a month or so. It was really bad when I found and I'm happy with results .

 

[relish]

Great job.....you have it right.....it takes time and patience when trying to clean an old copper......I will sometimes rub a little vaseline to highlight some details.......vaseline also helps on brown clad qtr.......just wash them and apply a light coating of vaseline....Coinstar coin machines will then accept many of them!!!!!