wheat'swheats

That is a great explanation of the token for those of us who don know, and have not studied them. Which one in your opinion is the most unusual

Very nice, makes you wonder what for though

Ankur,

Tell us something about it other than the obvious

Chris is the lamination behind Lincoln's head

nice chris

Folks,

I am thinking this is really an IHC and a lincoln penny thread, not really a 'copper' thread. Each time I have posted lovely COPPERS that are not of those two categories, no comments, pos or neg, and it appears then, no interest at all beyond the aforementioned types of coppers. So if this is really a copper thread, it would seem there should be some appreciation or negative comments towards these lovely COPPERS that do not fit into the categories above. Oh well I will just keep posting and maybe some will appreciate them and look at our threads on Conder, HT, and Merchant tokes with interest.....

 

Here is another, this is straight from the collection of James Watt Jr. His father, THE James Watt, is one of the primary developers of the steam engine which drove forward the industrial revolution in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Some of the first coppers produced by this lovely device were Conder tokens and British coppers from the Soho Mint. James junior had only choice Conder tokens in his collection that must have been cherry picked in the earliest 19th century, and to have one of that pedigree is truly wonderful. Kind of like a Bass pedigree for gold, but at a very small fraction of the cost because the very rich collectors have largely passed by this complex and varied series of coppers. It is amazing to me that one of the very first uses of the steam engine was to drive coining machines and make coppers for us to enjoy.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watt_junior

 

Best, HT

 

You have posted some lovely HTT and I if no one else, I should have told you so and for that I apologize,

To all the copper posters you have made this a very enjoyable thread and indeed it is for all copper. Hard Times please keep posting your tokens I have enjoyed them all. They have sparked an interest with me but I can only spend so much and still eat.

wheat

I need to work on the reverse slab

64rbcac

Gorgeous!!!

very nice

Nice large cent Ankur and 11 d chris

thanks

Chris here is a photo of the one I picked up a month or so ago

I sure am glad it's back

That is a absolutely R/B I would have to have a chat with PCGS over that one, and yes I am talking about MS not PF

I all the years that I have collected lincolns, I have never seen a brown any higher than a 65. I have a couple now and had several more in the past. That's not to say they don't exhist

those are great Ankur

you surely need to send that one

It now owns a green sticker

Seems like a few folks love copper

MS 66 RB CAC NGC

welcome back , and the 17 is a beauty

Now that you point that out Sam, I absolutely see it, makes an even better piece.

what is the color around some of the leaves that look almost like water puddled on the coin.