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Georg II coin ???

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mynt123
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Estonia
21 Posts

Posted 03/14/2010 4:10 pm

Hi, please see added photos. Is it worth anything?

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svslav
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United States
708 Posts

Posted 03/15/2010 11:01 pm

I was hoping someone from UK would have an opinion. Here's what I think. It is a George II halfpenny (rather than a farthing, but eventually it all depends on the size), and pretty mangled it is. My book suggests that one collects G II's copper coins in at least VF condition (which is quite obtainable), so I doubt many people would consider paying much (if anything) for this coin.

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Coinage123
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United Kingdom
66 Posts

Posted 03/16/2010 12:49 pm

I would say its is a farthing as the coin in question is fairly thick whereas a half penny isn't as thick. As for price you would be very lucky to get about £3 from it as it is in a bad way. The way the edges are almost folded in and Britannia is shiny/worn could mean it possibly was in a piece of jewelry?

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patersc
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United States
32 Posts

Posted 03/18/2010 4:45 pm

I would concur with Coinage123. I think it is a farthing too in very low grade indeed. It would be nothing more than a filler. I think 3GBP is rather optimistic on the value front. CP.

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brunya
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Belarus
17 Posts

Posted 05/09/2010 1:18 pm

This coin thick enough. It seems to me that this coin is a farthing.

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svslav
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United States
708 Posts

Posted 05/09/2010 2:23 pm

The thickness of the coin could be deceptive. I think it looks overly thick because it's so mangled. The reason why I still think that it is rather a half is the elements of the design. First, the branch in Britannia's hand is more bushed out which is a variety for the halfpenny. Second, the tip of the branch in a farthing tends to point at "A" in the legend while in a half it rather points at "N". You can't really see the whole legend, but I see enough of I and T to presume the latter. And third, there doesn't seem to be enough room for a relatively bigger exergue for a date below Britannia which occurs on a farthing.
But I could be wrong. As I stated above it really depends on the size (which in this case is going to be off anyway because of the damage).

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molydeii
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Turkey
297 Posts

Posted 05/25/2010 08:24 am

Has this coin been clipped on the edges like they did with silver or cold ancient coins?

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argentumandcoins
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United Kingdom
33 Posts

Posted 05/25/2010 10:39 am

It has been hammered around the entirity of the edge. This is often found on copper coins of this period. No obvious reason for it other than boredom!

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molydeii
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Turkey
297 Posts

Posted 05/25/2010 11:05 am

thanks for the info.. seems like people used to have more free time two hundred years ago than now!.

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