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Not quite sure what this is....metal detector find that was given to me and I can't pin it down.Was thinking maybe Connecticut ?   |
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I believe you have a Geo. II half-penny, minted till 1775. Private issues were also minted afterward. Your looks like a '73. Here's a photo for reference:   |
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fioti, looks like you nailed it...did you mean 33 or is there a reason you said 73 ? Regardless, thanks for the info....that II had me thinking George, but I really didn't know where to find pics...thanks !
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I believe you have a Geo. II half-penny, minted till 1775. I agree. Supposedly used in the Colonies but, up for conjecture. Metal detectorists are a useful tool in finding coins that were used within the Colonies. swcoin.ecrater.com
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It looks like a '73 to me, maybe not.
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Looks like a George II halfpenny; definitely not a Connecticut.
These indeed were used in the North American Colonies.
Pursuant to Numismatic Notes and Monographs, No. 135, Coinage for Colonial Virginia, Eric P. Newman, (c)1956, pg.33, five George II Halfpenny specimens were discovered during the renovation of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia; One dated 1738, the other dated 1740, and the remaining three undecipherable.
Such a discovery confirms that specimens of this type had been indeed in circulation sometime in colonial times.
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10/12/2010 5:04 pm
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It does look like a George II half penny but they were NOT made until 1775. George III became King in 1760. There were 1740 George II halfpence and I think there were 1760 coins as well but the then there wer no copper til 1770 - 1775 and they are all Gorge III.
The British half pence definitely circulated in the colonies as did domestically manufactured counterfeits of the British halfpence.
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Found on a UK site for copper halfpence... George II were produced from 1729 till 1754, then George III from 1770 to 1775
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Found on a UK site for copper halfpence... George II were produced from 1729 till 1754, then George III from 1770 to 1775 Indeed, any Spink's guide has this info. If you're interested, here's the copy that I have: "Coins of England and the United Kingdom" http://www.amazon.com/Coins-England...72944&sr=1-2Additionally, please see below links to Spink's Auction Archives: Sale 8019 Lot 1010 - George II, Halfpennies (2), 1734, 1738, laureate, cuirassed bust left, rev. Britannia seated left (Peck 847, 852; S.3717), the first, traces of lustre, nearly extremely fine; the second, weak on wreath, traces of lustre, good very fine (2) http://www.spink.com/asp/fullCatalo...94&saletype=Sale 9017 Lot 377 - George II, Halfpennies (16), young bust, 1729 and 1731 reverse with no stops, 1730, 1732 (2), 1733, 1734 (2), 1734/3 (2), 1736, 1737, 1738, 1739 (3) (Peck 831, 836, 842, 845, 847, 850, 851, 853; S.3717), generally fine, some better (16) http://www.spink.com/asp/fullCatalo...97&saletype=Edited by CheetahCats
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