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- Thread starter DigginDarty90
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still looking 52
Well-known member
Just simply to much wear for me to help you. I can't recognize any details from looking at the pictures but obviously it's got to be old, really old.
DigginDarty90
New member
Thank you for the input
Steve(Can)
Well-known member
George III, England
Nice old copper, DigginDarty. Can you see anything on the back? Size?
Nice old copper, DigginDarty. Can you see anything on the back? Size?
DigginDarty90
New member
I can't get anything off the reverse. Thanks for the help!
Steve(Can)
Well-known member
The 1770-1775 British George III halfpenny is about the size of a US large cent. (posted above)
The faint profile on your coin most closely resembles the bust on the 1774-1776 and 1781-1782 Irish halfpenny (below)
Of interest, the Virginia Halfpenny, an official regal minting of the Irish George III bust with the crest of the Virginia colony on reverse.
A well worn Virginia Halfpenny
https://coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/VA-halfd.1.html 24.8mm diameter
As well as these official regal issues, it is believed that the number of counterfeit, or evasion coins (below), in circulation at this time outnumbered the number of officially minted coins.
A well worn counterfeit....
Very nice find, DigginDarty!
The faint profile on your coin most closely resembles the bust on the 1774-1776 and 1781-1782 Irish halfpenny (below)
Of interest, the Virginia Halfpenny, an official regal minting of the Irish George III bust with the crest of the Virginia colony on reverse.
A well worn Virginia Halfpenny
https://coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/VA-halfd.1.html 24.8mm diameter
As well as these official regal issues, it is believed that the number of counterfeit, or evasion coins (below), in circulation at this time outnumbered the number of officially minted coins.
A well worn counterfeit....
Very nice find, DigginDarty!
Boxcarwilly
Active member
Good job darty!what a great coin!