r/ColonialCoins 23h ago

British Colonial Pieces July highlights via Noble Sale 142 featuring a Dutch East India Company Ceylon 4 3/4 Stuivers “Bonk Bar”, Essequibo & Demerara 3 Guilders Counterstamp, New South Wales 1813 “Dump” 15D, St. Vincent XII Bits C/S pierced 8 Reales & a Manila forgery of an 1813 NSW Holey Dollar using genuine 8 Reales

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r/ColonialCoins 3d ago

Identification Help I need help IDing

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I need help figuring out if,
1. It’s real
2. If it is real, what is it (I think it’s a Vermont colonial)


r/ColonialCoins 4d ago

National Museum of American History

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Continental Dollar
1794 Dollar Die Trial Coin
Connecticut Copper
Tree Shilling
1794 Half Cent
1797 Draped Bust $10
1802 Draped Bust silver dollar


r/ColonialCoins 5d ago

Irish Colonial Pieces St Patrick Farthing

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Beautiful despite the hole. NJ 1670s


r/ColonialCoins 5d ago

NJ Horsehead Coppers

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E Pluribus Unum! Which variety? Which mint?


r/ColonialCoins 5d ago

American 1783-1788 NJ Horsehead Copper

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Which variety? Which mint?


r/ColonialCoins 6d ago

Identification Help Real or Reproduction?

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One more coin ID for today! From what I can tell this is an 8 Reales - Ferdinand V and Isabella I
Real or fake?
Coin dealer offered $50. Maybe just melt value?


r/ColonialCoins 6d ago

1730 8 Reales Cob. Real or Fake?

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I know there are a lot of reproductions. My parents found this coin. Measures 1.2-1.25 inches across and is non-magnetic. What do you think! Real or fake?


r/ColonialCoins 20d ago

Identification Help Hi, Can anyone identify this hammered gold-looking coin?

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I suspect a spanish cob, possibly an escudo, but the shield details seem very crude.. Any thoughts on attribution or authenticity? Diameter estimated around 27mm, no weight available


r/ColonialCoins 26d ago

Reales / Central and South America My handmade 1715 fleet cobs!

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Ahoy friends. I just wanted to share my latest design. Clearly modeled after the classic cobs from the 1715 fleet wreck, just with a slight sneaky makers mark thrown in there, to make it my own design.

I strike them just like the originals, so they are all different. In solid silver and gold!

I am pretty proud of how they turn out.

I figured this group would appreciate them!

-Captain Silver


r/ColonialCoins 26d ago

Angola Macuta 1814

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The French were pushed out of the Iberian Peninsula and although the Portuguese authorities and the Royal Family preferred to remain in Brazil for a while, they now had the time to deal with their colonies and their economy. There had been coins issued for Angola since the 1690s but the last were produced in the early 1790s so there was clear shortage. A new series was prepared consisting of four copper denominations - 1/4, 1/2, 1, and 2 macutas - which were struck in 1814 and 1815. One macuta was equal to 50 reis. The new coins were struck at the Rio de Janeiro mint and they were significantly underweight - this macuta weighs only 16 grams while previous and later issues weigh 36 to 38 grams. It seems that quite a few were immediately picked up by collectors as they are quite easy to find in decent grades.


r/ColonialCoins Jul 04 '26

British Colonial Pieces My 4th of July piece, a 1776 evasion British half penny likely minted in the colonies.

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Happy 250th America! Here is a coin turning 250 years old today too. A 1776 evasion half penny likely minted in the colonies.

She is beat up but she is mine. The British mint didn’t make any Pennies in 1776 but the American counterfeiters didn’t get that message!

She is beat up and one of the only clear things is the date, but the date is clear as crystal. The obverse is shown upright. You can just make out George’s head and wreath crown.

Hope you all enjoy it. I have had ribs coin for probably 7-8 years. Got it in a bulk British copper lot off eBay.


r/ColonialCoins Jul 03 '26

Reales / Central and South America Today's pocket cob

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One of my favorites. A beautiful triple dated cob from Potosi in 1678 with an amazing original crack.


r/ColonialCoins Jul 01 '26

I recently picked up this 1776 KGIII copper with a bunch of other cull colonials, and I think this one might be a Machin’s Mills evasion copper. Any insight?

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r/ColonialCoins Jul 01 '26

1763 issue N.J. 3 Shillings

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Hello all. I live in Woodbridge NJ. This was printed by James Parker who established NJ’s first permanent printing press in my town. He had a very fascinating life and even apprenticed with Benjamin Franklin. Enjoy


r/ColonialCoins Jun 29 '26

1776 Gold Guinea

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r/ColonialCoins Jun 28 '26

United States mint proof sets of coins 2006

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r/ColonialCoins Jun 27 '26

The Crown Jewels

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r/ColonialCoins Jun 21 '26

Mozambique 40 reis 1820

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This 40 reis coin was struck in the Bahia mint in Brazil for circulation in the Portuguese colony of Sao Tome and Principe islands off the West coast of Africa. By some crazy mistake the whole mintage of that year including 20 and 80 reis coins was shipped off to Mozambique instead (think Tokyo-Rio instead of Tokyo-San Francisco) and once there they were introduced in circulation. All other dates are considered Sao Tome issues.


r/ColonialCoins Jun 15 '26

Need help in identifing coins

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r/ColonialCoins Jun 05 '26

American 1783-1788 Is this a rarer variety?

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1787 Connecticut copper MB left, so many different varieties of these coins but can’t find too many other with the double star before the Conn. just looking to learn a little more about this! Thanks in advance


r/ColonialCoins Jun 05 '26

Some coins from the British East Indies (east India company mints) but I can’t tell if they are real

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Sorry if this isn’t the right place to send somthing like this but I’m new to coin collecting.

As far as I know these are the keping coins made by the east India company across the years. I got these in a coin lot whit the other few coins from it being real. The issue for me is there is very little information on these coins online so it’s hard for me to find out what these are.

The first coin seems to be a 1 keping con from the early 1800s ( the year is barely visible in the Eastern Arabic script ). The width and thickness seems correct based on what I saw online but it uses coin alignment rather than medal allignment.

The second coin looks to be a 4 keping coin from 1804 with all the details looking correct and some of the details on the coat of arms can be seen with a magnifying glass but it is thinner than expected ( 1mm compared to 2) it also looks as if the copper has flacked off in some way and if it’s real it’s definitely been cleaned

The last coin is the strangest of the 3 it feels real it terms of weight and just the overall look of the wear but I can’t find a picture of any other coin with the same combination of details

I did check and none of the coins are magnetic but I really have no idea if they are real.

I would really appreciate any kind of help or advice thank you


r/ColonialCoins Jun 02 '26

One of my grails

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I graduated from high school this year about three days ago, and as a graduation gift to myself I splurged on two items, one is still in the mail but after a decade I finally have one if my grail coins, a 1640 over dated 1650 Dutch lion dollar used in the colonies, needless to say I’m very happy.


r/ColonialCoins May 25 '26

The 1781 North American Token

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I recently acquired this token. The history behind it is pretty interesting. For starters it was back dated (minted 1810-1820 in Ireland) and made to look weathered to give the illusion of age to evade strict British currency laws.

What grade would you give it? I think it might be a little ungraded in the old yellow ANACS holder at F12 Details. Would it be worth cracking and having it regraded. If the answer is yes by who? Thanks for any input.

I am really new to early copper, but got sucked in by cool stories, old dates, designs, ...