Found today and wondering if it is real!?

[picky40]

 

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[Aureus]

Looks like early 1700's George the 1st halfpenny to me. Great find!
And yes, definitely looks real. Congrats!

https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/76981

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[smokeythecat]

Yes, to it being genuine! Nice find!

 

[A2coins]

Boom Baby there ya go thats freakin cool nice treasure........

 

[CRUSADER]

I have to somewhat disagree with others, shame its so worn which isn't helping an easier ID.

I think this worthy of much more study, I'm not convinced its a Regal Geo I Half Penny for the following reasons:
The position of the 'V' on the obverse seems a little off, & the position of the 'N' on the reverse is not close enough to Britannia's head.
Finally the strange clipping to the edge is odd.
If its a contemporary counterfeit of Geo I it would be an extremely rare find, I can't remember seeing any.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Nice one !

 

[Gaspipe]

Was it found in water ?

 

[Erik in NJ]

My guess is it's a cast counterfeit. I've never seen a legit Geo struck-off center so badly, but that's just my guess. I defer the to real experts here.

The counterfeits are often more interesting (and valuable) than the real KGs.

 

[Wildcat1750]

Real or not...either way it's a great find!

 

[Iron Patch]

Cast counterfeits were pretty common for George I, so based on the condition there's a good chance that's what it is.

Struck counterfeits are pretty rare.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/482950-1719-king-george-coppah.html