1786 Connecticut Copper, Miller 2.1-A, ETLIB INDE type, sharp, holed and plugged

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

1786 Connecticut Copper, Miller 2.1-A, ETLIB INDE type, sharp, holed and plugged:
$66.00

1786 ConnecticutCopper. Miller 2.1-A, small Baby Headtype obverse, with a reverse reading ETLIB INDE instead of the correct INDEETLIB. Rarity-3 or so. Very Fine, rather high in that grade level interms of strike and wear. Everythingbold and sharp for the grade, including the legends, design details and eventhe tiny date. Medium brown, thesurfaces hard and with some gloss even though there are light marks fromcirculation on either side. HOLED andsomewhat crudely plugged at the top of the obverse, done in a place where itaffects none of the legends and barely grazes the back of the seated figure’shair. PAINTED DIE VARIETY on the obversein white ink, right below the plug – the handwriting not looking like any ofthe known 19th and early 20th century collectors, andperhaps a newer addition to the coin. The present example is from a collectorwho has a fascination with holed coins, and comes with his annotatedenvelope. It is surprising how manycolonial and early American coins were holed – but when one considers that mosttrousers at the time did not have pockets, some of the holed coins oneencounters today were probably holed in order to carry safely – a coin purse orsatchel would have been an easy thing to steal or lose! Other coins were holed for jewelry or buttonpurposes (the latter a big fad in the late 18th century), while otherswere nailed to a newly-raised barn or other building as a good luck charm, inthe way that a horseshoe might be placed today – given the location of the holeon this one, as well as the good state of preservation, we suspect it was donefor something like this, in a position where the coin itself was protected fromthe elements. There is a lot of historyto these holed pieces, some are definitely worthy of study by folklorists! Winning buyer to add $4 for postage andinsurance – ALL items we sell are sent via insured mail [or Registered mail foritems over $500]. California residentsmust add appropriate sales tax. Thepictures are of the actual coin being offered, and have been enlarged in sizeto show the detail. All pictures arehosted on , which sometimes degrades picture quality, so if they don’tcome through for you please e-mail us – at least a day before the sale ends,please! – and we will be happy so send you the image by e-mail. As always, we offer a full,no-questions-asked return policy of 14 days after receipt of the coin if itfails to meet your needs in ANY way –AND WE OFFER ONE OF THE STRONGEST RETURN GUARANTEES ON , though it hasseldom been used; please check out our response Profile or e-mail any commentsor questions that you may have. Thankyou again for your offerding interest. Weaccept credit card payments through PayPal-- credit card shipments will have immediate shipment of items uponnotification of NOTE, IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PICK THIS ITEM UP IN SAN DIEGO -- OR AT A COIN SHOW SOMEWHERE THAT WE WILL BOTH BE AT AND YOU ARRANGE THIS WITH ME IN ADVANCE! -- THEN YOU CAN SELECT THE \"CASH ON LOCAL PICKUP\" OPTION FOR SHIPPING, AND THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR SHIPPING WITH THAT OPTION. THE $4 SHIPPING I CHARGE DOES NOT EVEN FULLY COVER THE POSTAGE, DELIVERY CONFIRMATION AND INSURANCE NEEDED.