Circa 1787 New Jersey Copper Token

[wreckvalle]

Capt. Ed and I got out for a morning dive today. This circa 1787 copper Deer Head Shield token was found while metal detecting in shallow water off Eastern Long Island on February 22, 2009. What makes the token interesting is that after 30 years of diving this token has the same emblem and text "E Pluribus Unum" as another artifact recovered a just few months earlier. What are the odds?

http://www.aquaexplorers.com/metal_detecting.htm


Safe Diving
Capt. Dan
http://www.aquaexplorers.com

 

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[wildcatman71]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Very interesting!

 

[treasures4me2find]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Pretty cool looking. Great find, congrates. kas

 

[creeper71]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

It sounds like you have made up an interesting name for what looks like a New Jersey copper.

I think we should go with yours.....

now that you just mentioned it I now see the image on the copper an indeed I'm thinking it is a NEW JERSEY Copper also.... Really nice find!! maybe someone on here can give a variety of this coin?

 

[claire]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

FANTASTIC!!!! Being a fellow LIer I am so jealous that you found that right in my back yard!

 

[beetle662]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Very cool find! Congrats!

 

[wreckvalle]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

I had never seen one before. Looked it up on Google and came up with "Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token". I stand corrected New Jersey Copper it is!

Safe Diving
Capt. Dan
http://www.aquaexplorers.com/metal_detecting.htm

 

[kdismuke1]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

SUPER FIND.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Fantastic find! Nice find on the New Jersey copper! For more information on the coin, click here!


http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/NJ-Copper.intro.html

 

[OPUS1]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Never seen one.

Great find


Thanks for sharing

 

[lairmo]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Nice find!!
(I wish there were Missouri Coppers)

 

[Goldiver]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Cool copper, thanks for sharing! Good luck to you treasure diving!

Steve

 

[Don in SJ]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Congrats on a New Jersey Copper, it is a 1787 variety Maris 6-D. A very common variety for NJ coppers and on an large planchet. Even though you have not shown a photo of the Obverse where the Horse head and Plow are and date, it is fairly obvious by the shape of the wide shield and where the upper right point of the shield lines up with the letter S that is is a Maris 6-D variety.

If you have a photo of the other one found I would appreciate you posting that one also.

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/new_jersey_coppers/maris_06D.htm

Don

You can change the name of your post by using the Modify option of your post and correct it to it being a 1787 New Jersey Copper.

 

[wreckvalle]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Congrats on a New Jersey Copper, it is a 1787 variety Maris 6-D. A very common variety for NJ coppers and on an large planchet. Even though you have not shown a photo of the Obverse where the Horse head and Plow are and date, it is fairly obvious by the shape of the wide shield and where the upper right point of the shield lines up with the letter S that is is a Maris 6-D variety.

If you have a photo of the other one found I would appreciate you posting that one also.

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/new_jersey_coppers/maris_06D.htm

Don

Don thanks for the info. Photo of token on your link is the identical token!. Unfortunetely, the other side is very worn with no detail remaining. This is the only token I found the other artifact is a pc of brass found on a local wreck. I will send an image once I getit cleaned up.

Sincerely,
Capt.Dan
www.aquaexplorers.com

 

[creeper71]

Re: Circa 1878 Copper Deer Head Shield Token

Congrats on a New Jersey Copper, it is a 1787 variety Maris 6-D. A very common variety for NJ coppers and on an large planchet. Even though you have not shown a photo of the Obverse where the Horse head and Plow are and date, it is fairly obvious by the shape of the wide shield and where the upper right point of the shield lines up with the letter S that is is a Maris 6-D variety.

If you have a photo of the other one found I would appreciate you posting that one also.

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/new_jersey_coppers/maris_06D.htm

Don

Don thanks for the info. Photo of token on your link is the identical token!. Unfortunetely, the other side is very worn with no detail remaining. This is the only token I found the other artifact is a pc of brass found on a local wreck. I will send an image once I getit cleaned up.

Sincerely,
Capt.Dan
www.aquaexplorers.com

what we consider worn an no detail Don can usually get a image from it ,he has a very well train eye....

 

[N.J.THer]

Congrats on the NJ Copper...I'm still looking for my first.

NJ