Copper Coin of Connecticut, New Haven (Conn.), 1785. 2005.37.138

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2005.37.138

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 8.85
- Diameter (in mm): 28.7
Shape: Round

Typological Description

Object Type: Coin
Date: 1785
Date on Object
- Date: 1785
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Copper
Authority
- Issuer: Connecticut
- Maker: Company for Coining Coppers
Geographic
- Mint: New Haven (Conn.)
- Region: United States
- Region: Connecticut
Obverse
- Legend: AUCTORI: \ CONNEC:
- Type: Mailed bust right
Reverse
- Legend: INDE: \ ET LIB: | (date)
- Type: Seated liberty left, holding frond in right hand and spear with cap in left hand
Edge
- Description: Plain

References

Reference: Miller 6.3-G.1
Reference: Breen 738
Reference: Whitman 2400.fake

Administrative History

Identifier: 2005.37.138
Department: North American
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Colonial Newsletter Foundation; ex Barnsley

Subjects

Series: Connecticut

Notes

Counterfeit; CNLF # 2061; 136.6 gr.; R-3

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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