Clipped coppers ?

Duxborough02332

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CASPER-2

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I found a piece just bigger than the piece you are missing - my only thoughts are that if you were poor and
down to your last coin - lets say your can get 5 apples for half penny - you only want one apple - so you clip off
what you would think a fifth would be - mine is more like a quarter piece - so I'm guessing what ever he paid for that with
- was worth a quarter of a half cent :dontknow:
 

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you can see my piece in this pic
 

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you can see my piece in this pic

Yes, they did cut halfpennies in half and in Qrter's like yours but never seen little nibbles like the OP. Does't make sense as fraction of that denomination.
 

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The only one I have is half of a copper. I never saw the little bits either.
 

DetectorMoe

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I dug this about three years ago, half cut Indian head penny..
 

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Very nice old copper with an interesting history! :icon_thumleft:
 

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