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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Today I bought this 1771 George III halfpenny to celebrate America's Independence. Waiting for it to cross the Pond.   Happy Independence Day! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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AWESOME! Love that luster  ! |
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Valued Member
United States
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His Majesty will probably want to skip the trip to the Green Dragon Tavern. He'd probably not like the politics there as this is where the Boston Tea Party was planned.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Beautiful. I was just looking at these halfpennies as I have a well worn one that I cannot make the date out on (I hate not being able to date a coin!). Nice addition.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The best one I have seen for some years!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3167 Posts |
Do you mind me asking how much that would be worth?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2703 Posts |
I paid a lot for it - 170 quid (US$260). Hopefully it will be as nice as the picture.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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A beauty.
Send it back now.
Happy IDD. all the same.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks Peter! I'm sure George will make his way back to England eventually. Whose knows how many places he has been in the last 242 years?
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Pillar of the Community
778 Posts |
Beautiful!
What a great way to celebrate the holiday!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Who made him king? I didn't vote for him.  Nice coin and at the juncture of a historical shift that changed world history. Very cool. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very beautiful. And I believe these originals are actually rarer than the contemporary counterfeits?
Ironically, though, the British stopped production of regal halfpennies in 1775, so this coin was not being minted at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Lovely! That things never seen the ground. I wonder which collector first salvaged it from circulation?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3229 Posts |
Really nice! The attractive chocolate color and detail are awesome!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3253 Posts |
I see some mint red along with that chocolate!
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Posted 07/03/2013 9:19 pm
