u/Imoutofchips

Brass and resin (unsure of the red material)

John M. Maris, Ohaus scale Corp, and H.T. Roemner weights. Multiples and fractions of Drachms and Scruples

I tended to overclean at first. And sometimes identifying and dating the coins can be challenging. For example, the Virginia Half Penny is very thin and very deteriorated. I had to identify a few letters and a couple of arcs in the crest on the reverse and search for a match.

One permission gave me five of the Large Cents (including the 1807) and one of the Half Cents (the 1804) in the last month.

EDIT: Added the Half Cents in comments

Now the planes are gone or in museums, the squadron is retired, the ship IS a museum, and several of my closest friends have passed on.

Below melt. However 1881 is relatively rare and it’s worth way more even in this condition. Local auction house that does weekly sales.