georgius 11 rex

[kiddrock33]

i know its a coin, i cant read a date

 

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[kiddrock33]

obverse and reverse of a coin i see online, looks just like the one i dug, posted above.

 

[Iron Patch]

Yep... 1730s ish. Good oldie!

 

[kiddrock33]

1730's wow!

 

[Iron Patch]

1730's wow!

Yes, it's a George II British halfpenny. It's the younger bust so dates 1729, through the 1730s, and very early 1740s I believe. There is no 1741 so might be the cut off for that bust. (easy to check - I'm just going by memory)

 

[hammered]

Yep... 1730s ish. Good oldie!

Ip got it, check this link and well done . http://ukcoinpics.co.uk/halfp.html.

hammered

 

[Dano Sverige]

Good ID wtg IP.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

That coin cleaned nicely!
Mine seem to disintegrate as soon as they see daylight!

 

[Dano Sverige]

It's a different coin he found online.No hole behind the head see? I generally just soak mine for a week,month,or more in olive oil with the occasional light scrub of a toothbrush or wooden toothpick.Still,they never come out as good as other peoples do lol.Then again i don't mess about with peroxide,electrolysis and the like yet.

 

[kiddrock33]

thanks everyone for your assistance on identifing this coin, i will most likly leave it like it is, i wish i could see the date, but ill go with what you guys say, i took it to a coin dealer he said it was a connecticut copper he showed me several in a book , they were not the same as what i found , he said 1787 , not worth much, i told him it says georgius 11 rex he said if its british then it might be worth more, i left , i knew i would get more honost men from t net, thanks again fellas, matty

 

[Dano Sverige]

Must have been a member of the crooked and totally blind coin dealers association!

 

[kiddrock33]

ha ha ha, yeah he told me after i didnt want to sell it, he says use copper cleaner on it. hmm, called me" your one of those coin shooters."

 

[ivan salis]

its a holed british colonial era copper --being both "dug and holed" does hurt its $$ value a fair bit --but its still nice

 

[Iron Patch]

thanks everyone for your assistance on identifing this coin, i will most likly leave it like it is, i wish i could see the date, but ill go with what you guys say, i took it to a coin dealer he said it was a connecticut copper he showed me several in a book , they were not the same as what i found , he said 1787 , not worth much, i told him it says georgius 11 rex he said if its british then it might be worth more, i left , i knew i would get more honost men from t net, thanks again fellas, matty

Do yourself a favor and never ask that dealer's advice again on anything you find because that's about as bad of an answer as you could have got!

In similar condition a CT would be worth more than a George II Regal (genuine) issue British hlafpeny.