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mcbryant New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 03:21 am Found this in an old box of coins, from looking on the internet it looks like George III half penny but it's so badly worn on the other side no date is readable. Is there any way to date the coin based on this image? Report this Post to the Staff

Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 04:03 am Welcome to our CCF family! Even though the date is not readable on the reverse, a picture of that side would help also. Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 5:20 pm And a measurement of the diameter in millimeters would help. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 7:19 pm it's not a "cartwheel", but the effigy is similar. it looks like the King is wearing a laurel wreath, and dressed in the "classical" style. So, I'm thinking 1799~1806. Also, note the relative positions of the words in the legend: it seems to be "GEORGIVS III REX", only - no D:G, nor "Dei Gratia" - that'll be a help. Edited by Peter THOMAS 09/07/2011 7:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 9:25 pm Looks like First Issue-Tower Mint, London. 1770-1775 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 09/07/2011 10:10 pm The key thing with these pieces, from a North American perspective, is whether it is a genuine 1770s halfpenny or a counterfeit and, if counterfeit, then whether it's a "local" piece or one made in Britain. Local or "colonial counterfeits" are worth much more these days than genuine coins, especially to US collectors who see them as legitimate parts of the "US Colonial" series. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
petesabout New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 10/03/2011 4:00 pm 1770-1775 Halfpenny. Tower mint London. Slight variations can define the exact date, but I think you're gonna find it's way past giving you the needed info I'm afraid. Report this Post to the Staff
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