George III Hibernia HP

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I guess just lucky to even find a place to hunt this time of year.
Did manage to find a fresh cut of hay.
Targets were few, but no junk either so all was good.
Managed a single coin and in decent shape with a readable date 1769. Also is it just me or is that a "S" where there should be an "N" ?
In any case well worn, but little to no corrosion, quite rare for me.





Got this NS 1/2 cent a couple of days ago.

 

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[RelicMedic]

Awesome! That's what it looks like doesn't it.

 

[46Wheat]

Very nice

 

[K1DDO1979]

Nice. I'm glad we both got one this year. Same date too. It was a first of that type for me. The Nova Scotia half cent looks great also![emoji2]

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like a counterfeit for the bust only used on the 1769. Very possible they didn't have an N punch when making the die so just said screw it and went with an S.

 

[Don in SJ]

Cool on the S in lieu of the N. I have a 1781 KGIII Irish where they used a G for the O and then did a fill in to make it a O....

 

[gwdigger]

Weird looking non regal methinks. Really like that coin.

 

[basque-man]

Man, you all are getting some nice finds that are OLD and in great shape!!!!

 

[Bramblefind]

Hi Rick - Great find! I checked on this for you and you have a very cool evasion halfpenny Definitely a rarity for a North American find.

A collector of these said I could post his example here so you can see -

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Hi Rick - Great find! I checked on this for you and you have a very cool evasion halfpenny Definitely a rarity for a North American find.

A collector of these said I could post his example here so you can see -

Hey THANKS !!!
That would be exactly it.

 

[deershed]

Sweet finds!!

You say you were lucky to even find a place to go then you Kill it, Congrats man!!

 

[cjon455]

very nice Hibernia!
good hunt!!

 

[K1DDO1979]

Hey THANKS !!!
That would be exactly it.

Looks like we didn't get the same coin after all. You got a rarer one being a counterfeit!!!

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the counterfeit Rick, strange that it's in good shape(even though it's worn) and not burnt like most coppers. Wonder if it was just soil conditions in that part of the field or the actual metal content was a little different to make it survive?

 

[ironhorse]

I guess if you have to go home with just one coin, you got the right one!

Everyone keep an eye out for Rick , he will be the guy following hay wagons around!

 

[Iron Patch]

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[Iron Patch]

Hi Rick - Great find! I checked on this for you and you have a very cool evasion halfpenny Definitely a rarity for a North American find.

A collector of these said I could post his example here so you can see -

Very cool. I would have assumed at least one side would have been linked to another evasion to call it that, but being unlisted tends to suggest otherwise.... so I'm curious why they ruled it out as being more of a typical ctft period punching error and added it to the evasions. I have not seen another evasion that was so close to a regal... and I am not arguing with people who obviously know way more than I do, just asking.

 

[JerseyDigger19]

Awesome Hibernia coin and buckle! Congratulations!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome find! Congrats! Your hard to find places are paying you well!

 

[Bramblefind]

Very cool. I would have assumed at least one side would have been linked to another evasion to call it that, but being unlisted tends to suggest otherwise.... so I'm curious why they ruled it out as being more of a typical ctft period punching error and added it to the evasions. I have not seen another evasion that was so close to a regal... and I am not arguing with people who obviously know way more than I do, just asking.

It's an on going study and coins are being placed into classification groups as best they seem to fit as they are discovered.

This variety was not listed in Atkins but it is in the Cobwright book (G.0038 / H.0150). Atkins may not have considered it an evasion based on the reasons you outline and now the more modern definition puts it in that group. Or possibly Atkins didn't have an example when he published in 1892.

Here's some more info for everyone for background:

History - Evasion Tokens

The first listing of these unusual and interesting tokens — both halfpennies and farthings — was in Atkins, published in 1892. The listing most likely was from tokens in his own collection, and from information gathered from other collectors. No update was made until Cobwright researched the issues, putting out a book in 1987 — updated in 1993. This is now the standard reference for the pieces.