Thought I Had a Connecticut Colonial Copper, but NOOOOO!

[FreeBirdTim]

I really need to study photos of colonial coppers and other large cents! When I first saw it in the hole, I thought this 1917 British large penny was a Connecticut colonial copper. What a tool! Still a neat coin to find in Rhode Island, but hardly a CT copper!

You can see why I came up with this idea from the two photos below. I saw the trident on the right side of the coin and it looked a lot like a CT copper. Plus, I found an 1817 large cent last year about 40 feet from this spot. That helped to fuel my imagination, I guess.

Oh well, finding a 97 year old coin is still a good day for me...

 

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[DigIron2]

I know your pain all to much!Thought I had a 1776 colonial dollar medallion not to long ago ,"which it was",until i got it home and saw the word "copy" above the date.After I got over the disgust,I appreciate it for was it is.I can see how that one fooled you.Still a nice find!"I'll trade you"

 

[goldnrelics]

Keep on diggin there out there

 

[OBN]

That's a fine coin, Nice treasure. Wait till you get a little older and can't see well, then your imagination runs wild on every target.

 

[Old Dude]

I found a 1905 English penny last year and had NO clue what it was. Yours is the 3rd one I remember posted in the last year. I guess they are a little more common to find than you'd think, given their huge size.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

I found a 1905 English penny last year and had NO clue what it was. Yours is the 3rd one I remember posted in the last year. I guess they are a little more common to find than you'd think, given their huge size.

I guess I've never seen one before, because it really threw me. Probably just as common as a 1917 wheatie, but not a common find over here. Good find, but a CT copper would have been a GREAT find!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

By the way, does any know the mintage number for this coin? I tried finding British coin mintages online, but got nowhere. I can find the mintage figures for most U.S. coins, but I hit a wall trying to find the mintage for any British coins.

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...

 

[park pirate]

Nice one..

 

[cjon455]

Ehh! Same exact thing happened to me, mine was 1927, thought much older though, still cool to find, congrats!

 

[treblehunter]

Cool find

 

[shawninNY]

That hurts , keep at it !

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats! Nice find anyhow.
The only thing I knew when I dug up my LC was it was a large green disk, and probably an LC!
That happens to me with rings, it's gold shinny and sparkles! But is it real...no.
How ever one of these days.....we all do the happy dance! GL. HH!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Ehh! Same exact thing happened to me, mine was 1927, thought much older though, still cool to find, congrats!

Thanks! Your coin is really green as well. Tried cleaning it with hydrogen peroxide, but it's still green! My green wheaties usually clean up well with a hot HP bath, but it didn't touch the green on this coin. I think I'll leave it alone and be happy having a 1917 British penny with a nice green patina.

 

[Old Dude]

Thanks! Your coin is really green as well. Tried cleaning it with hydrogen peroxide, but it's still green! My green wheaties usually clean up well with a hot HP bath, but it didn't touch the green on this coin. I think I'll leave it alone and be happy having a 1917 British penny with a nice green patina.

I haven't checked the composition, but the one I found looks bronze!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

I haven't checked the composition, but the one I found looks bronze!

Wow, that's a really nice dug penny! I did a little research and you are correct, they are bronze and not copper! I guess that might explain why my HP bath didn't do a heck of a lot for it.

 

[testing123]

I once had two coppers in an outing. One looked like a large cent (at least it was a similar size), and the second was twice as thick. Thought for sure the super thick was an early U.S. large cent, and the thinner one a later issue. Turns out the thin coin was a Canadian bank token and the other was a "regular" large cent. Was a bit of a surprise

 

[jewelerguy]

I'd take it