1773 Virginia Halfpenny

[KenPa]

I met with TnT2000 and MarkGPa for a short hunt after work this afternoon. I found my First Virginia Halfpenny 1773. The scanned pics don't show much detail but it looks a little better than the picture. The date is not readable but according to the redbook it looks like they were only made in 1773. I also got a 1925 wheatie and a flat button. Any suggestions on cleaning the Halfpenny would be appreciated. I don't think it is of much value but I would like to make it a little more readable.
Thanks for looking
Ken

 

[The Beep Goes On]

That's a great find...sweet! Nice digs!

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/virginia_colonials/va_halfpenny_period.htm

HH!
TBGO

 

[randazzo1]

nice coin there man!

 

[Don in SJ]

WTG Ken, they are not the easiest coin to find outside of Virginia, so congrats on getting one...

Don

 

[TnT2000]

boy Ken your fast with the posts...I am gonna post in a few.....nice coin I love colonial copper....sweet..
JohnnyMc said he will hunt tomorrow there, wish I could make it....TnT

 

[Evolution]

Gotta love those colonial coins. Nice find there!

 

[Merf]

A great find Ken---Congrats on that halfpenny

 

[weasel606]

awesome finds

 

[BuckleBoy]

EXCELLENT FIND!!!!!

For cleaning questions, PM Don in South Jersey. He'll probably recommend the peroxide method.

Regards,


Buckleboy

 

[jc2]

Ken . . . Great Copper . . . nice to see your digging the old stuff . . . keep in touch. JC

 

[topdog]

Congrats, very nice hits.

 

[Nana40]

Whoa!!! Ken! What a find! I'd probably just go on and have a heart attack if I were to find one of those! Congrats on a fantastic hunt! Good luck tomorrow!

Nana

 

[azmetaldetector]

WOW

 

[ModernMiner]

Wow!!! Congrats on an awesome coin Ken. That is one old sucker!
-MM-

 

[tabfinder]

I WANNA COLONIAL COIN TOO....BOOOHOOO
Fat chance....I live in Indiana....GREAT find Ken....WTG

 

[MONTCOPATIM]

all i have to say is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Green1]

that my friend is SSSSWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
another holy crap moment in a detectors life..........

 

[cntrydncr1]

Nice work! I can only dream of those...

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Nice coppa dig. My buddy, Paco, may have found a 1773 VA Penny.

BDD...Kirk

 

[imafishingnutt]

sweet