Rare William III Halfpenny 1694-1702!

[UnderMiner]

Used this for comparison.

Found this 313+ year old William III halfpenny mixed in with a bunch of world coins today at an antiques store that I was visiting for the first time. I didn't know what the coin was at first but after the store owner said I could have any coin in the box for 25 cents I didn't hesitate upon purchasing it and many others! In the end I picked 14 coins from the box and the lady let me have them all for just $3, that's about 21 cents per coin!

The coins are as follows (in order of my liking):
1 British William III halfpenny from 1694-1702
2 French Napoleon III 10 Centimes from 1854 and 1856
1 French Republic 10 Centimes from 1874
1 German Empire 5 Pfennig from 1918
1 US Indian Head Cent from 1903
2 British George V Large Cents from 1911 and 1919
1 Vichy France 1 Franc from 1943
1 Vichy France 2 Francs from 1943
1 Republic of France 5 Francs from 1945
1 Republic of France 2 Francs from 1946
1 Fascist Spain 1 Peseta from 1944

Also included was 1 worn blank colonial-era halfpenny, likely another William III or something very similar. I think this was a good deal for 21 cents per coin. The store was closing early today becasue of the Jewish holiday so I didn't have time to sort through all the coins properly so tomorrow I hope to be able to sort through the whole box very carefully and find all the oldest and best coins which I missed today. The lady running the store wasn't very knowledgeable about coins which leads me to believe these were part of some big estate purchase she made without knowing what she had. The 1854 Napoleon III coin alone is worth way more than what I paid for the whole coin lot, and I'm sure the worn out William III is worth more than 21 cents. I know I would buy another for 21 cents if given the chance.

The entire $3 purchase:




1856 Napoleon III:


1854 Napoleon III:


Blank British half-penny, likely another William III, Queen Anne, or George I:


Finally a ghost sign I spotted in the area:

 

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[Evolution]

Your second copper with little detail looks like a KGII. I can see a very faint outline of the bust.

 

[RelicHunter97]

Great coin! I have a 1697 one myself!

 

[Loco-Digger]

Treasure is where you find it! Congrats for getting those on the cheap

 

[MrMikeJackie]

Someone's in my neck of the woods. Nice building.

 

[UnderMiner]

Someone's in my neck of the woods. Nice building.

Yep, that's outside the Bow Tie Cinemas building in Franklin Square, I went to see that movie Inside Out there becasue it was the only theater I could find on google that was still playing it