1786 CT Copper

[lorraine]

Found this coin approx. 8" in dry sand at a near-by beach a couple of weeks ago.

Earliest dated coin I have ever found.

Thanks for looking

lorraine

 

[DigginThePast]

Sweet find!

Welcome to T-Net Lorraine.

 

[OBN]

Wow....that's a oldee.....you are one amazing hunter....And...You have almost 30 Gold for the year also....

 

[lorraine]

Thank you, Moderator

I am a returning member...had to leave for a while , but am happy to be able to return now.

 

[lorraine]

Thank you , OldeBeechnut,

I don't think I'll reach 30...it's getting really cold out there these days.

 

[Bobbie]

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[cntrydncr1]

Welcome to TNet, again. I've been watching your posts on another forum and you always find great stuff. Nice old coin!

 

[lorraine]

http://coinauctionshelp.com/connecticut1786.html

 

[Don in SJ]

Well, welcome back then and kudos on getting your oldest dated coin (40 plus varieties for the year 1786 and over 240+ varieities if that last digit 6 happens to be a 7, after blowing up the photos, I am not sure now.)

Don

 

[Aurora64blue]

Welcome Lorraine

If I could find a coin in that date age It would surely make my day. Earliest coin for me so far has been an 1858 Cdn Penny.

Copy or no it's still a nice find that would get my heart thumping!


Congrats Lorraine!

Ralph (from Toronto, Ont. Canada - where it's really cold right now!!)

 

[Bobbie]

http://coinauctionshelp.com/connecticut1786.html

Look for "c" or copy........plenty of them out there.

 

[lorraine]

Thank you, Don; I'm quite sure the last digit is a "6".

I am not sure of the variety, but am attaching a link to a photo of what my coin find resembles.

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_c...t_coppers/1786_ct_copper_miller_05.04_O.1.htm

 

[Don in SJ]

Thank you, Don; I'm quite sure the last digit is a "6".

I am not sure of the variety, but am attaching a link to a photo of what my coin find resembles.

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_c...t_coppers/1786_ct_copper_miller_05.04_O.1.htm

By golly you are correct, if there is a liberty cap on the top of the shaft, (looks like there is to me in the photo, but sure you can see better in person),that would be diagnostic for the O.1 reverse and the Obverse sure looks good enough match from what I see, so I think logging your coin as a 1786 M.05-O.1 would be correct.

Don

 

[lorraine]

Here's a closer shot of the top of the shaft.

 

[gravediggermax-vabeachva]

Copper.......??

i did not think that heater u have could find copper..........

silver and gold...........yes........copper.............strange ticket for u...........i do like it

toooooo cold for spinning here, but big scoop rich did go today and found some nice odd stuff from the bay.

nice to see u over here.........behave and u will not get banned..........

 

[COTTON]

Great find,Congrats

 

[Don in SJ]

Here's a closer shot of the top of the shaft.

No doubt about it, here is a comparison side by side of the coinfacts photo with yours.

Nice getting a positive ID.

Don

 

[FloridaBill]

welcome back

 

[seeker41]

great to see ya over here!!!!!!!!!! i remember when you were a regular on cmd! oh yea, awesome coin.

 

[Les West Central Fl]

Nice coin, that's a real old coin and a great find.