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THE RESIGNATION OF THE OLD COPPERSJulia Purdy writes: I found this entertaining little article from a 1787 Boston newspaper when doing some related research into the circulation of contemporary counterfeit coppers coins in colonial and early America. It is promoting the new Massachusetts cent but what I found particularly interesting is the acknowledged preference of the George II Copper (halfpenny) well into the 1780s! I thought that was pretty neat and not something I'd even considered before.
Many thanks to Julia who not only provided the article image but also a transcription.
-Editor
The RESIGNATION of the old Coppers. Tired with the cares of empire, and fighting for solitude, I have long waited for a succes- sour, in whom confidence might be placed.- The pretensions of my transatlantick rivals were not good - The Sous of France could not combat pre- judice - the Harps of Hibernia were depreciated - Gulielmus was defaced, Georgius Tertius, and the offspring of the house of Birmingham were declared to be light and base - Equally unavailing too have been the attempts of my American competitors - the Nova-Caesarea, the Voce Populi, the Auctori Connect. And the Vermontese* have arisen, lived a few days, and then expired - At length a lawful, worthy and honourable successour has arisen into life - With the appearance of rectitude, ample weight, and federal features, in recommondation, I readily yield my reign to Massasoit+ - convinced that the world will be benefited by exchanging for a Federal Cent, A GEORGE II, Copper. __________________________________________
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