The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 8, February 17, 2002, Article 7

VERMONT MINT

  Eric Newman writes: "In response to the inquiry of Paul
  Schultz in The E-Sylum of Feb.10, 2002 concerning the place
  of minting of Vermont coinage, you probably have many
  subscribers answering.  I believe that the date of the contract
  between the Vermont coiners and the Machins Mills group,
  the full contract being set forth in full in Crosby (original is at
  ANS), eliminates the earlier Vermont sun and mountain
  coinage as being struck at Machins Mills.  There is also "A
  Recently Discovered Coin Solves a Vermont Numismatic
  Enigma" published in the ANS Centennial Volume in 1958
  which originally comments on certain particulars of this
  subject."

  Ray Williams writes: "The Vermont coins were not the only
  State Coinage with a plow in the design.  The NJ Coppers
  also had one prominently positioned under the horses head
  on the obverse.  There is much debate among NJ Copper
  collectors as to where certain varieties were minted.  The
  popular belief of most is that the "Camel Head" NJ Coppers
  (Maris 56-n, 57-n & 58-n) were minted in Newburgh NY.
  There are others that feel all NJ varieties were minted within
  New Jersey.

  I don't think that the Machin's connection to minting NJ
  Coppers has been settled one way or the other, BUT why
  would Machin not mint NJ's which would circulate at a
  much higher value than all other coppers at the time?  There
  have been connections to the different mints by die punch
  connections, but again the relevance of this has been debated
  also.  What is for certain though, is that there is much research
  still to be done in pre-Federal coinage.  If you'd like more
  information about Vermonts, I could put you in touch with
  Tony Carlotto, who has written the most recent work on VT
  Coppers.

  The Colonial Coin Collectors Club now has a web site up at
  http://www.colonialcoins.org and we hope to be adding to it
  in the future.  C4 is a group of enthusiasts that collect and
  study pre-Federal coinage.  If there are subscribers to The
  E-Sylum who have questions about "colonial" coins or
  publications about them, I'd be more than happy to assist
  anyone who wants to email me. My email address is:
  njraywms@optonline.net."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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