I Think I Just Found My First Colonial Coin!!!
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Yep. King Georgie III likely 1775. 
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Sweet find!
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Looks like a G III, what's it's size?
EXCITING isn't it!?!
WTG
EXCITING isn't it!?!
WTG
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Nice KG3 and some great detail! So many are worn flat... Thanks for sharing
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Yep. King Georgie III likely 1775.
Yes, but like with most of these its a counterfiet of its time. (Not Regal)
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Congrats bud..
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I agree with Crusader. Far more likely it is a contemporary counterfeit George III and as Cross Potent says, likely 1775. They made them thinner and thus more likely to get bent as yours appears.
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Look at it this way..
There was a ton of counterfeiting going on in those days. It's almost impossible to tell.. but even if it is, it's still over 200 years old! It was certainly used as currency. It's still a very neat historical find. Enjoy it!
There was a ton of counterfeiting going on in those days. It's almost impossible to tell.. but even if it is, it's still over 200 years old! It was certainly used as currency. It's still a very neat historical find. Enjoy it!
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No doubt a counterfeit but its still 200+ year old!
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When were these counterfeits made?
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The same time or shortly after the coins they were copying. Many were shipped out from Britain, but many more were made in the US, which makes it more personal to your History.
