I Have An Interesting George III 1806 Half Penny...

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Hulohot New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 03/17/2014 1:05 pm Hi there, I am new to this forum and signed up to ask a question about my George III Half Penny. Dated 1806, in good condition, however it has an interesting mint mark, if it even is a mint mark. After semi extensive searching online, I have not found any other examples of the mark on my coin, anywhere. I dare say it could possibly be unique? Next to the bust of George III is a little star imprinted in the coin. It is possible that someone after the coin was minted came along and hammered a star into it, the star has the same age discolouration as the rest of the coin so I think it is an old hammering if it was not hammered into the coin at mint. Does anyone know of any possible mints this could belong to? Thanks in advance for any information provided. Report this Post to the Staff

CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 03/17/2014 1:09 pm This is Post Mint Damage. Some one punched the star into the coin Report this Post to the Staff
awallin01 Valued Member United Kingdom 477 Posts	Posted 03/17/2014 2:00 pm Someone gave it a star rating, but out of how many stars we will never know ;). As far as I know this was minted in my home town Birmingham, at Soho mint near the Jewellery quarter. Some were counter-stamped, but the counter stamps usually look different. It's definitely unique, but it in what way? I will keep looking, but I'm having similar results to yourself at the moment. Too coin community. Edited by awallin01 03/17/2014 2:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 03/17/2014 8:43 pm A fashion in later years was to mount small gems into coins, particularly in Victoria's time. If this is the case here, some claw type retaining metal should also be visible. Report this Post to the Staff
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