Found my oldest coin YET! (1723)

[X-Splenda]

Found this at a new field i got permision on! within the first 10 min i found this coin. shortly after that i had to go it was getting dark! i am going back sunday and im gridding it! im hoping there's some colonial silver! But i am happy with this Farthing 1723! My oldest one yet. it beat my 1729 Halfpenny! Here's the pictures! The pictures are a tab blury but it has some great details for this coin! i should of took the picture when the coin was out of the case! it produces a glare with it. if you want me to take a picture with out a case just tell me!

 

[bula]

Very nice & you beat my oldest by about 148 years.

 

[PAULWYO]

WTG COOL DIGS

 

[umrgolf]

very sweet, i only have one farthing King Charles II... very very cool find

 

[Trond]

Great find.

 

[Don in SJ]

Congrats, that is either a Halfpenny or Farthing(Can't judge size by pic, but looks more like Halfpenny) called a Wood's Hibernia, which is a much nicer find than a regular British farthing.
( I measured my 1724 Woods Hibernia and it is 25.5mm,(approx 1 inch) = Halfpenny)

http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/woods_hibernia/HiberniaCoins.htm

Don

 

[X-Splenda]

Thank's for the informtion
Don in SD
i think it's a hibernia

 

[Iron Patch]

Good one! I have found many George Hibernia halfpennies but never a Woods, and never any type of 1700s Irish Farthing. Both are pretty scarce around here. A George II/III Hibernia Farthing quite possibly might be harder to find than the Woods.

 

[Kirk PA]

Congrats on a Woods Hibernia copper! That is one of my goals. That site should hold some more Colonial candy. Go dig 'em up and savor the flavor of a 230 year old candy bar.

Kirk

 

[pepperj]

Very nice find.

 

[Iron Patch]

Congrats on a Woods Hibernia copper! That is one of my goals. That site should hold some more Colonial candy. Go dig 'em up and savor the flavor of a 230 year old candy bar.

Kirk

Here's to rotten teeth in 2010!

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Congrats on your oldest it's a beauty Bet you can't wait to get back there.........Good Luck!

 

[dfx willy]

my avatar is a 1723 woods! my oldest. very nice i know you will never forget that hunt. willy

 

[Sniffy]

That is one nice coin! Beats my oldest by 64 yrs!

 

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[Kirk PA]

SWEEEEEEEEET!!!! The coin cleaned up well.

Kirk

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

A nice copper for sure ,congrats

 

[tymcmurray]

Congratulations on a very nice coin!!

 

[LI Tom]

Sweet old Copper!!I've seen a lot of great old finds posted coming out of LI fields this season.Congrats.

 

[Deno]

Congratulations on the the new mark. I would think that's going to be hard to beat.