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Replica - New Hampshire Copper William Moulton ND
1860 year| Copper | 6 g | 25 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Coin replicas |
| Year | 1860 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 6 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#374943 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Artist's initials surrounded by text
Script: Latin
Lettering:
AMERICAN*LIBERTY*
WM
Designer: William Moulton
Comment
This NH copper did not make it in to circulation. NH was the first to propose coinage after the Declaration and William Moulton designed a few patterns. A couple of these were made as examples but not circulated. They were 23mm weigh five pennyweight and ten grains, that is 130 grains (about 8.5 grams). It is generally thought Moulton prepared some cast patterns but the coin never went into production.Famous coin cataloger Walter Breen says a genuine piece has a weight of 79.5 grains, or 5.15 grams.
In 1860, C. Wyllys Betts fabricated less than 2000 off of those cast patterns. Known copies are 25mm and ~6g.
Edge has a casting seam
This is the copy that had a lot of the resource books thinking it was legitimately a real thing. In the early 1990s. They had to pull it because records were found that pointed towards Betts' 1860 copies being the "originals."
