Here's my best find so far. Not much to look at, but man does it ever have "character". This is a "backyard" find, 200 yds from my house in my uncle's garden. I haven't been able to get it weighed accurately, but it is thin enough to be a possible counterfeit although the striking appears too good. HH
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Re: 1781 Irish Halfpence (george III)
I been over to Ireland twice and I dug up about thirty or so of them each time. Mostof them were wore out copper half penny's most of them are bank token not worth much but it keeps you interested throw out the day. I did fine some old silver coins that were nice, the oldies was a 1280 London penny. If you can go over, you will love it.
Look at the O in GEORGIVS - it was a G made into an O
That is the most obvious distinction on this coin.
"The mantra has always been don't clean a (copper) coin or it will lose value.
For undug coins this is true. For dug coins this is untrue.
The value will increase with judicious cleaning."
It's always nice to dig a coin that old, no matter what the condition. I live in Ireland and I don't find too many of those.
The only ones for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the sky.
You are so correct on the fact the counterfeit British Colonials are worth more than the Regals, in fact the majority of British Colonial coins found in America are counterfeits. Especially the King George III coppers, including the Irish ones.
Don
"The mantra has always been don't clean a (copper) coin or it will lose value.
For undug coins this is true. For dug coins this is untrue.
The value will increase with judicious cleaning."
Thank you lord for the reply. Yours does look surspicious to me. Mine's a little rough to say for sure I think.
You sure have a killer spot for detecting. England, France and Spain on one beach. WOW. I have a buddy near Valdosta I need to visit. Maybe I'll get to hit the coast sometime.
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for the reply. Yours does look surspicious to me. Mine's a little rough to say for sure I think.
