Connecticut Colony (1636-1687 1689-1776), State of Connecticut (1776-present)
English Colony (1636-1687 1689-1707), British Colony (1707-1776), Independent State (1776-1781), State of the United States (1781-present)
Location: New England
Capital City: Hartford
Government type: English/British Colony (1636-1776), Republic (1776-1781), US State (1781-present)
Main languages: English
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1636: Connecuticut Colony established
1644: Absorbs Saybrook Colony
1664: Absorbs New Haven Colony
1687-1689: Part of the Dominion of New England
1776: Declares independence along with 12 other colonies
1781: Part of the United States
1788: Formal statehood with ratification of the US constitution
Currency
Pound (1636-1793)
1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence
Dollar (1792-present)
1 Dollar = 100 Cents
Coins from Connecticut in the collection
US State (1783-present)
•1/2 Penny, 1787 (copper, New Haven mint, Like PCGS#394)
Banknotes from Connecticut in the collection
Independent State (1776-1781)
•10 Shilling, 1780 Cancelled with circular punch