Connecticut

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