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Digs New Member Canada 11 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 08:26 am Thanks for checking, To add a little context, I found this coin in a field in New Brunswuick, where I have dug up a 1662 Chinese coin, a Parys Mining Company token from 1791, an 1843 New Brunswick half penny and a few large cents from the 1800s. It was about 20cm deep. Here are a few stats -Looks to be made of copper -It has a diameter of 27mm -It currently weighs 6.8g -It has oblique reeded edges Here are some photos Report this Post to the Staff

Digs New Member Canada 11 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 08:28 am Any info at all would be great. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 09:03 am 27 mm , oblique reeding. Try a Wellington Halfpenny token. Report this Post to the Staff
thedollarman Pillar of the Community Canada 4911 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 09:10 am i see a harp design..hope this helps. Feel free to call me Will. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 10:43 am It's really hard to tell but I think that type of edge is called herringbone. Total stab in the dark. Matches diameter, material and edge (if herringbone) https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces57811.html Edit: may be called diagonal milling edge. Be sure to scroll down. Sometimes they show an image of the actual coin edge. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/in...&p=1&x=0&y=0 Possible: from lower Canadian Provence's: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42338.html Oh and by the way.Welcome to the Forum! Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 06/14/2018 11:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 12:28 pm Quote: i see a harp design..hope this helps. - which means it's probably an Irish halfpenny. Specifically, almost certainly the 1805 Irish halfpenny, nominally 27.6 mm and 7.64 grams, made with an "engrailed" edge (I couldn't find a picture of it online, but descriptions seem to indicate something similar to this coin). Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188332 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 1:58 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Digs New Member Canada 11 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 2:13 pm Quote: - which means it's probably an Irish halfpenny. Specifically, almost certainly the 1805 Irish halfpenny, nominally 27.6 mm and 7.64 grams, made with an "engrailed" edge (I couldn't find a picture of it online, but descriptions seem to indicate something similar to this coin). Thank you for this! After carefully inspecting the coin, I was able to match an "R" and an "h" along with the harp with the reverse die axis... it all matches up perfectly... 1805 Irish Half Penny! Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 06/14/2018 3:21 pm awesome. Nice job january1may and thedollarman! Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 06/15/2018 8:01 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
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