Colonial Copper

[ekeisler]

Got out to the old colonial spot today where I've found 21 flat buttons, 3 shoe buckle fragments, a rare confederate artillery fuse, a 1798 8 reale, and a 1776 2 reale. Today I found my first colonial copper coin. It is a KGIII half penny. I can't see a date. If anyone can see a date on it, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking and happy hunting!

 

[Evolution]

Nice colonial KGIII. That spot keeps producing for you. Keep hitting it hard.

 

[cjon455]

I may be, and ill stress MAY so no one jumps down my throat, be seeing 1731

Either way congrats, thats a beauty

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

Congrats! The obverse is really nice

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

I may be, and ill stress MAY so no one jumps down my throat, be seeing 1731 Either way congrats, thats a beauty

1731 isn't possible due to the fact that george II ruled then. I see 1771

 

[ekeisler]

I may be, and ill stress MAY so no one jumps down my throat, be seeing 1731 Either way congrats, thats a beauty

Thanks. I believe on a 1731 the head would be the other way.

 

[ekeisler]

Congrats! The obverse is really nice

Thanks!

 

[Ahab8]

Congrats you've been doing great at that site! First colonial copper is awesome. Just a tip...keep a detailed journal of all your hunts with location, date, duration of hunt, finds, and pics of good finds. It's fun to have the great story with your great finds and to see what sites produced what

 

[dirtlooter]

very nice copper! congrats

 

[ekeisler]

Congrats you've been doing great at that site! First colonial copper is awesome. Just a tip...keep a detailed journal of all your hunts with location, date, duration of hunt, finds, and pics of good finds. It's fun to have the great story with your great finds and to see what sites produced what

Thanks!

 

[ekeisler]

very nice copper! congrats

Thanks!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Old Dude]

I see 177-..... Have you tried a toothpick on the date area? With the detail on the obverse, that date really should be jumping out of the reverse.

 

[jmastny78]

Nice find! HH

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like 1772. (1 not visible)

 

[Gridwalker306]

That's a great old find! Not being able to date a coin is frustrating, but the process of figuring it out can be fun. Sometimes I take a pic of a coin and then play with the colour/clarity/contrast in order to improve details. I fooled around with your pic, and it looks to me like it might be 1771. At any rate, nice coin!

 

[ekeisler]

That's a great old find! Not being able to date a coin is frustrating, but the process of figuring it out can be fun. Sometimes I take a pic of a coin and then play with the colour/clarity/contrast in order to improve details. I fooled around with your pic, and it looks to me like it might be 1771. At any rate, nice coin!

That's what I thought too. Thanks

 

[Iron Patch]

That's what I thought too. Thanks

Look at your pic, what you consider to be the 2nd 7 is too rounded, it's probably a 2. The date is a bit off center to the left, but not a real surprise being it's a counterfeit. If you look around you can probably find that obverse, and usually the reverse would be the same, which would tell you the date.

 

[ekeisler]

Look at your pic, what you consider to be the 2nd 7 is too rounded, it's probably a 2. The date is a bit off center to the left, but not a real surprise being it's a counterfeit. If you look around you can probably find that obverse, and usually the reverse would be the same, which would tell you the date.

It's a counterfeit? So you think it's 1772?

 

[Iron Patch]

It's a counterfeit? So you think it's 1772?

Yes, it is a counterfeit and a common one as I've seen it many times before. I'm going purely by the picture, but from what I see it's 1772. Might be able to track one down to confirm.