Couple coppers today! Need help with ID on one

testing123 · Sep 30, 2018

Hit an older property today and got a couple usual buttons but also an 1828 half cent, and what I thought was a KGIII halfpenny. I’m not so sure that’s the case but I’m not familiar. On the obverse it looks like it may have an “R” around 10 o’clock and the reverse letters don’t seem to be Britannia. What do you guys think?

Iron Patch · Sep 30, 2018

That's a Connecticut.

testing123 · Sep 30, 2018

Iron Patch said:
That's a Connecticut.

Thank you! I was thinking a possible state copper but wasn’t sure. Now that you mentioned it, looks like “CO” is visible on the obverse.

Mikebk03 · Oct 1, 2018

Nice old coin!

Professor of Engineering · Oct 1, 2018

Nice old copper find, congratulations! :occasion14:

Whyme · Oct 1, 2018

Nice old coppers! Congrats! :icon_thumleft:

Rookster · Oct 1, 2018

Awesome find. Congrats :icon_thumright:

Iron Patch · Oct 1, 2018

testing123 said:
Thank you! I was thinking a possible state copper but wasn’t sure. Now that you mentioned it, looks like “CO” is visible on the obverse.

Yes, and the style of the bust as well as the reverse looking more like ET LIB than NIA. All added up it's a pretty sure thing.