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George III 1797 Penny, Halfpenny and Pence!

DavidBeard

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Have been stuck indoors for far too long!
The clouds cleared away and when I got in the car the sun was actually shining. However, by the time I'd reached the farm; which is only a couple of miles away, the sky had turned black once more and it began to spit with rain. By the time I'd got my boots on and my machine out it began pouring down again! I took shelter in the barn and watched as the road turned into a river and branches were pulled off trees. We don't get many tornadoes in Derbyshire, but I was out in one of them!
I stuck it out for a while; keeping the cows company and when it eventually stopped thought I'd have a quick look round the nearest field before heading home so it wouldn't have been a wasted journey.
Found a few 'New Pence' (£1.01 which I can still spend):
New-Pence.webp
Quite a few Bullets (.303s I think):
Bullets.webp
More badly-corroded George III,
1797 Penny:
George-III-1797-Penny.webp
and a 1806 or 07 Halfpenny:
George-III-1806-07-Halfpenn.webp
and a few other bits including a 'Mel' or 'Meb' dog collar:
Mel-tag-Carpet-ring.webp

I'll go back when its a bit drier! The fresh air did me good!
 
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North Yorkshire! :D
 
ironhorse said:
oh that one you think is a 1805 or 06,,,,,maybe a 1799 halfpenny, same size
No, same size but definitely not the 1799 issue, as Iron Patch says, Bust is different and for added confirmation, see the straight line under Britannia? you don't get that on the 1799 one.
Here are 2 clearer ones from my collection (not dug):
1799-1806-examples.webp
 
Love the video Shaun! Thanks. Another heavy storm outside trying to blow the roof off - you ought to hear my tiles rattling!!!! :o
 
DavidBeard said:
ironhorse said:
oh that one you think is a 1805 or 06,,,,,maybe a 1799 halfpenny, same size
No, same size but definitely not the 1799 issue, as Iron Patch says, Bust is different and for added confirmation, see the straight line under Britannia? you don't get that on the 1799 one.
Here are 2 clearer ones from my collection (not dug):


The 1799 is definitely larger in diameter. Hold them together, you'll see.
 
Iron Patch said:
The 1799 is definitely larger in diameter. Hold them together, you'll see.
Yup! Got them together now, 1799 about a millimetre larger. Thanks
 
gREAT finds. Wish I could hunt in the U.K sometime.
 

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