3000 Colonials Public Deposited
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From: "David L. Palmer <palmers4@erols.com>" <palmers4@erols.com>
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John, I can't speak to the distribution of Connecticuts, but would
certainly be interested in finding out the varieties you have found
of them over the years. Do you keep those records? David
--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "john_cianfarani
<johncianfarani@c...>" <johncianfarani@c...> wrote:
> I hope you realize that when I say 3000 colonials that British and
> other pieces are included. King George's outnumber American
coppers
> here by approx. 2/1-3/1 and Most of the coins are terrible.
> However......... There have been many memorable coins. I have
> sold many of them on Ebay over the last 4 years. An Interesting
> note. It seems that a majority of the Connecticut's found here in
> this area are rarer varieties. I had found many rarity 5 and 6's.
> Makes me wonder if there was a circulation thing going on. Maybe
the
> lower mintage coins were shipped to this area? (I think the
rarity
> scale in Breens needs MUCH revision?) I have found two
> Vermontesiums. 1 of which when found still had mint luster and
> looked like an AU all the way. By the time I got home half the
> surface had flaked away.
> I LIVE for digging the Connecticut's. They are by far the most
> common of the American colonials here. Occasionally we pick up
NJ's,
> Mass, VT. etc. Note: I have never found a Virginia copper or
several
> others that seem to be somewhat common. Our area also was great
for
> counterfeits such as Machin's Mills and Atlees.
> Another Note: I hunt mostly Northwestern CT and Western Mass.
I
> have only found two pieces of Draped bust Silver over the years
and
> think that they were dropped in much later years judging from the
> exhausted condition. Almost ALL silver here is Spanish. We hear
that
> that American silver was much more prevalent down around
> Philadelphia. Maybe someone can start a thread about this or the
> Connecticut coppers distribution?
> John - 2003-01-30
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