coin help.

Garabaldi · Dec 5, 2009

Just dug this. Looks like a colonial copper. I am not sure if its British. :dontknow:

johnnyi · Dec 5, 2009

Don't try to clean it yet!!!

Garabaldi · Dec 5, 2009

johnnyi said:
Don't try to clean it yet!!!

I only soaked it in warm water and lightly wioed it with a q-tip. Should I not have done that? :-[

johnnyi · Dec 5, 2009

It's very interesting. it will be mucheasier toidentify if you keep it dry though I think. Plus, it looks mighty fragile (might not be) and you don't want to chance losing detail until it's identified (I once found a 1793 chainback, dipped it in a puddle to clean it, and instantely the design was obliterated!

Don't want to see that happen to you if it's somethingspecial :icon_thumleft:

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Garabaldi · Dec 5, 2009

Phew, I thought I messed it up.

I made sure I didn't try to wipe the dirt at the site. I put it in a special container and headed home. :wink:

BuckleBoy · Dec 5, 2009

I don't think this one is British, but it should be solvable...

In your last photo, it looks like there is a date on the coin of 1692.

Perhaps a jeton?

Garabaldi · Dec 5, 2009

The 4th picture down on the left side I can SSET. :icon_scratch:

Garabaldi · Dec 5, 2009

More images. I put mineral oil on it.
The coin is a bit smaller than my King George the 1st British halfpenny and a tiny bit larger than a quarter.

hammered · Dec 5, 2009

Hi Garibaldi,
Try this http://www.yorkcoins.com/s148_-_william_ii,_scotland,_bawbee.htm.
Nice find :icon_thumleft:

. William II and Mary II (1689-1694), Copper Bawbee.

hammered

Silver Searcher · Dec 5, 2009

hammered said:
Hi Garibaldi,
Try this http://www.yorkcoins.com/s148_-_william_ii,_scotland,_bawbee.htm.
Nice find . William II and Mary II (1689-1694), Copper Bawbee.

hammered

You could be right there Hammered :thumbsup:

I can see what looks like a right facing bust, and thistle

Oops that would be a left facing bust :dontknow:

but looks like a Bawbee :icon_scratch:

SS

hammered · Dec 5, 2009

Silver Searcher said:
hammered said:

Hi Garibaldi,
Try this http://www.yorkcoins.com/s148_-_william_ii,_scotland,_bawbee.htm.
Nice find . William II and Mary II (1689-1694), Copper Bawbee.

hammered

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You could be right there Hammered I can see what looks like a right facing bust, and thistle

Oops that would be a left facing bust but looks like a Bawbee

SS

Hi SS,
I am pretty sure it is a Bawbee but I am now leaning towards Charles 2nd (1649-85). The thistle leaves are broader, but I can't make out the crown. Also I think the date follows after " NEMO•ME•IMPUNE•LACESSET"

hammered

Garabaldi · Dec 5, 2009

Wow you guys are on to it. Here are some images with the coin right side up and you can see the date pretty well.
I think Hammered nailed it with the " 1697, laureate draped bust left, rev., crowned thistle, NEMO•ME•IMPUNE•LACESSET•1697"
I can see on my coin NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET 1697.

Silver Searcher · Dec 5, 2009

Wow...... yes I think Hammered has nailed it

William11 and Mary scotish Bawbee :headbang:

that's a great find :notworthy:

SS

Garabaldi · Dec 5, 2009

Thank you Hammered. :hello2:

I am confident that the first three numbers on this coin is 169?. Looks like a 2 at the end, but most likely a 7. Seeing how the date begins with 169?, does this eliminate the Charles II (1649-85) coin? :icon_scratch:

Thanks again.

Garabaldi · Dec 6, 2009

The final conclusion is,
This is the reverse of a copper bawbee minted in Edinburgh in 1691, during the reign of William II and Mary II. The coin was worth six pence Scots.

The reverse has a crowned thistle. The Latin inscription translates as: 'No one shall hurt me with impunity'.

After James VII's defeat William and Mary became rulers of England and Scotland. Silver coins in various denominations and copper bawbees bear their conjoined busts, and the copper bodles have a combined monogram of their two initials.