the picts you wanted of 1788 jersey copper and indian 1860

bourassa5 · Nov 8, 2008

these are the pictures you wanted that i found today at a cellar hole in connecticut. ya i found a jersey copper how weird? well anyways tell me what you think and if u no how valueable to copper is. the back side is very good but the front is not so clear. but the things that you can dectect if you look hard is the lions head and the numbers 88, the 17 are missing from the date but you can still see the 88 which is good, let me no what you think.

bourassa5 · Nov 8, 2008

sry about the large pics

49er · Nov 8, 2008

New Jersey Copper could be worth some big bucks. WTG.. :thumbsup:

treasurefiend · Nov 8, 2008

Great coin, but I have no idea for a value. Looks great though!!! :thumbsup:

I flipped your pix and enlarged it a tad.

Don in SJ · Nov 9, 2008

Congratulations on getting a New Jersey copper in Connecticut! The coin is in good enough shape that I can tell you the variety of your 1788 is Maris 67-v, which is one of the Common varieties.
I am doing an ongoing survey Circulation pattern survey of ground found NJ coppers and your coin is the 16th I have reported found in Connecticut for my survey.
I would appreciate if you PM me if you do not want to say on the forum, which county you found the coin in for my distribution survey.
If you want to try and clean that coin up a bit more, go ahead, it is not one that would be valuable but it is one for your collection for your enjoyment and make it as nice as you want for your display.

Don

Mona Lisa · Nov 9, 2008

Don in SJ said:
Congratulations on getting a New Jersey copper in Connecticut! The coin is in good enough shape that I can tell you the variety of your 1788 is Maris 67-v, which is one of the Common varieties.
I am doing an ongoing survey Circulation pattern survey of ground found NJ coppers and your coin is the 16th I have reported found in Connecticut for my survey.
I would appreciate if you PM me if you do not want to say on the forum, which county you found the coin in for my distribution survey.
If you want to try and clean that coin up a bit more, go ahead, it is not one that would be valuable but it is one for your collection for your enjoyment and make it as nice as you want for your display.

Don

Ya going to tell him how to clean it, don? I can tell you how not to clean it, Bourassa.

Nice find! Thanks for the pictures. :icon_sunny:

Don in SJ · Nov 9, 2008

Cleaning--- without holding the coin, and seeing what that is on the coin, dirt/corrosion/lifted patina, I am not certain if peroxide would be best for someone who never used it before. I know that is what I would be using. But to play it safe I would just for analysis take wet cotton q-tips and try a small portion on the Obverse side first at the top and see how easily dirt comes off onto the q-tip, do an area that covers maybe the ears of the horses head and the letters C AE. If it looks better with more detail appearing and not getting a badly pitted look, then try the same on the Reverse side at the top in an area about the same size as the Obverse side.

If you think it is looking better, than perhaps you can soak it in warm water and use a lot of qtips to gently remove the crud. Or, if you have an old dirty ground found button or wheat penny, try the peroxide method. But if it is the first time you are trying it, do not do it on the coin without practice first. I average a bunch of q-tips whenever I clean a coin or button, and sometimes quite a few toothpicks.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,39135.0.html

Thanks for giving me the county it was found in, that is appreciated.

Don