1820 bust and harp token

Nirros

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I haven't posted my finds in a long time so here is one. It dawned on me after research that there once was a house where our local boat launch is. I figured why not.....drove the ¼ mile got out got set up and low and behold out pops what I thought was a large cent. I was stoked......a lot of melted aluminum, lead sinkers and clad later I called it quits. It has taken me 4 days to gently clean and research this to where I'm pretty sure its an 1820 canadian bust and harp token. My oldest find to date. If I'm wrong please feel free to say so

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jerseyben

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Nice find. I snagged one of these in a coin collection I bought a year ago listed as an Irish half penny. Congrats!
 

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Nirros

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I was very surprised due to location of it. It also took me a lot of eye squinting and comparing to figure out what it was due to condition. I love research and such but wowza this had me stumped for days.
 

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I was very surprised due to location of it. It also took me a lot of eye squinting and comparing to figure out what it was due to condition. I love research and such but wowza this had me stumped for days.


You could have posted it and had an answer right away. :)
 

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Nirros

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Where's the fun in that? :) I learn from research.....I was a day away from posting it ....lol
 

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