cviney Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Could anyone tell me what coin this is? I bought in a lot with several older foreign coins. Thanks in advance. The Neophyte Numismatist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Welcome to the Forum! Seeing as how you've been a member now for about an hour, you will forgive me for feeling you are eligible for a little humor before the serious collectors bum-rush you... Ready? The twenty dollars you paid for the entire lot of coins was solely for the coin depicted above. The others were simply thrown in as a distraction to make you feel you got something, for basically nothing. I don't know if anyone would be able to identify the coin without some context which could be provided if you were to let us know what they were mixed in with. Are they all from the same country? Not to worry. Someone, undoubtedly, will come up with a credible explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post l.cutler Posted July 31 Popular Post Share Posted July 31 (edited) It's a Nova Constellatio copper, they were dated 1783 and 1785 with a few rare 1786. most likely made in England and imported into the US before the mint started making our own coins. Great find! Constellatio Nova Coppers - Introduction (nd.edu) Oh, should have said, this one is one of the 1783 pieces, with the block US. Edited July 31 by l.cutler The Neophyte Numismatist, ldhair, Sandon and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Really nice score! powermad5000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cviney Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
