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Went out the other day for the first time in a while. I was hunting a late 1700s house I've been to a few times before.
First I got the two buttons. One says "Double Gilt" and the other is marked with "London".
Then I got the Standing Liberty Quarter. It's quite worn, and needless to say I was surprised to see the date still visible...1925.
Towards the end of the hunt I pulled out this crude-looking copper, which was in the same hole as some iron. It's very thin, and has little to no details visible. I can, however, make out "WEL....GTON" around the edge. I can also see what appears to be an "...EN", and also a single "N".
It took a lot of scrutiny but I am logically assuming that it says WELLINGTON around the edge. Looking online, I found a few coins that had WELLINGTON written on it. Most are Canadian Half Penny tokens from the early 1800s.
I know for a fact I found a Canadian bank token here a few years ago. I've also found them at nearby locations. So it would make sense that this coin could potentially be one of those.
I'm fairly sure I've ID'd the coin as an 1814 Wellington Halfpenny Token from Canada (picture attached). The letters match up and the tassels on his shoulder appear to be visible on my coin. I'm interested to see if you guys agree with me. I't seems to me that this is the only coin it could possibly be based on the visible lettering. But few other details remain, which is why I'm still not 100% sure. The fact that this coin is so thin and old-looking makes me think it's older than 1814, but I could be wrong.
Thanks for looking!!
First I got the two buttons. One says "Double Gilt" and the other is marked with "London".
Then I got the Standing Liberty Quarter. It's quite worn, and needless to say I was surprised to see the date still visible...1925.
Towards the end of the hunt I pulled out this crude-looking copper, which was in the same hole as some iron. It's very thin, and has little to no details visible. I can, however, make out "WEL....GTON" around the edge. I can also see what appears to be an "...EN", and also a single "N".
It took a lot of scrutiny but I am logically assuming that it says WELLINGTON around the edge. Looking online, I found a few coins that had WELLINGTON written on it. Most are Canadian Half Penny tokens from the early 1800s.
I know for a fact I found a Canadian bank token here a few years ago. I've also found them at nearby locations. So it would make sense that this coin could potentially be one of those.
I'm fairly sure I've ID'd the coin as an 1814 Wellington Halfpenny Token from Canada (picture attached). The letters match up and the tassels on his shoulder appear to be visible on my coin. I'm interested to see if you guys agree with me. I't seems to me that this is the only coin it could possibly be based on the visible lettering. But few other details remain, which is why I'm still not 100% sure. The fact that this coin is so thin and old-looking makes me think it's older than 1814, but I could be wrong.
Thanks for looking!!
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