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Old 02-26-2012, 04:51 PM
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found this at a local school yard today couldnt believe what i found!!
cant make out the date on it but its 1783-1785 my oldest coin!!
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Old 02-26-2012, 04:53 PM
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Wow Fantastic schoolyard find, congratulations!!!

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Old 02-26-2012, 05:08 PM
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Old 02-26-2012, 05:10 PM
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congrats --- that is awesome.
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Old 02-26-2012, 05:23 PM
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Very nice. Never heard of that coin before......Curt

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Old 02-26-2012, 08:50 PM
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Only dug one in over forty years detecting!!
That one is a beauty!!!
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Old 02-26-2012, 08:54 PM
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Wow, super nice coin!! HH

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Old 02-26-2012, 09:44 PM
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What the heck is it?

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Old 02-27-2012, 03:41 AM
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What the heck is it?
the short story version is ...
its an experimental pattern type coin that was almost used as our official currency but was rejected by the continental congress . then was latered used as an unofficial token by wealthy investors or merchants because there was a lack of small change circulating here in the colonies (states) around that time period .


heres a better picture of what it looks like , a Crosby5-E
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Old 02-27-2012, 05:53 AM
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very nice!!

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Old 02-27-2012, 06:13 AM
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Wow, rare find, super congrats!

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Old 02-27-2012, 12:30 AM
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That is one awesome coin!!...WTG!!!

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I think you found my oldest coins great grandfather! congrats!!! very cool!

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Eyepopping! What is it worth?

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Old 02-27-2012, 10:15 AM
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Awesome find, i've only seen one in my coin guide...

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Old 02-27-2012, 03:11 PM
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Congrats on a rare find. Excellent.

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Wow. What an awesome find. Should be in the eye popping section. That is definitely a 1785 coin. It is the only year with the W on the one side. It is minimum $110 according to Redbook. There are many other varieties that have huge values. But what an unreal find..Big congrats!!!

Any more details on how and where you found it? Depth? Ring in at? We like long stories...

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Great find!@!!

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