Yeasty
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I finally was able to get to a site which I have been researching for quite a while. I found this Connecticut Copper there today. It's the second one I've found. The first one I found was almost exactly 1 mile from where this ones location. Surprizingly it was the only coin I found. It was 5" deep and hit like a quarter. When I got it in my hand and recognized what it was I just couldn't hunt anymore. I just sat there and looked at it. It's a smoothie but you can see the outline of the left facing bust on the obverse. I cleaned it in an ultrasonic cleaner which removed all the soil. I believe it to be a 1786 or '87. It's features are identical to my first one. Delaware soil is not kind to copper. It's not worth much but the feeling of uncovering history like this cant be matched.
"Dr. Philip Mossman, author of several important articles and books on Colonial numismatics is maintaining a database of all Colonial coin hoards discovered in America. His study is limited to coins found in non-collector accumulations. This refers to items found in the ground during excavations, while metal detecting or along a river bank or beach; it does not include coins acquired from dealers, auctions or flea markets or coins that have been held by a family. The purpose for maintaining this census of newly discovered coins is to study the circulation patterns of the money used in Colonial and Confederation America before the Federal Mint was established in 1793."
I reported my first Connecticut Copper find to him and he told me that mine is the southern most dug CC that has been reported to him. Todays' find beats the previous one by a half mile! If you'd like to add to Dr. Mossman's data base, check this out:
http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/FAQ/coinfind.html
I love this hobby.
Pete
"Dr. Philip Mossman, author of several important articles and books on Colonial numismatics is maintaining a database of all Colonial coin hoards discovered in America. His study is limited to coins found in non-collector accumulations. This refers to items found in the ground during excavations, while metal detecting or along a river bank or beach; it does not include coins acquired from dealers, auctions or flea markets or coins that have been held by a family. The purpose for maintaining this census of newly discovered coins is to study the circulation patterns of the money used in Colonial and Confederation America before the Federal Mint was established in 1793."
I reported my first Connecticut Copper find to him and he told me that mine is the southern most dug CC that has been reported to him. Todays' find beats the previous one by a half mile! If you'd like to add to Dr. Mossman's data base, check this out:
http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/FAQ/coinfind.html
I love this hobby.
Pete
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Congrats. Hogge
