James 2nd half penny (1685-1689)

[Scrappy]

It took a week to identify since it was wicked toasted, but the dates, size, and weight match. Found it next to a farm house dating 1727 and rumored to be even older. It showed up as a copper penny on my VDI.

 

[Mackaydon]

You must be referring to the English James II versus the Scottish James II.
For a moment, I got really excited;still, an outstanding find !!
Don.....

 

[coinman123]

Nice colonial copper, 1600's coins are hard to find!

 

[Iron Patch]

Do you mean Charles II?

 

[pepperj]

Do you mean Charles II?

James ll all face left except for the Tin Half Penny

 

[Scrappy]

James ll all face left except for the Tin Half Penny

This is the one I'm referring to...

http://www.numissociety.com/showthread.php?499-british-monarchs-in-reverse

 

[Iron Patch]

This is the one I'm referring to...

british monarchs - in reverse

Yes, that does seem to match. Your coin just doesn't look like gunmoney in the picture when I added some light.

 

[Scrappy]

This is a side by side. The rest we'll just never know.

Cheers!

 

[pepperj]

Ah, you're so right Scrappy it seems to be the same. Good catch and ID.

 

[Gaspipe]

Hell no matter what it is ....very cool find.

 

[WheatWaffle]

Nice find

 

[Don in SJ]

You did an outstanding job identifying your find! I had to look up what my son found back in 2003, I knew it was a James II copper but his was a James II Irish one dated 1686. Don

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Scrappy]

You did an outstanding job identifying your find! I had to look up what my son found back in 2003, I knew it was a James II copper but his was a James II Irish one dated 1686. Don

Thanks. I spent many, many hours scrutinizing the coin while my wife asked me if I was going insane.

 

[digndeep]

nice find!

 

[CRUSADER]

Gunmoney doesn't turn up that often over here, I think I have only 2, maybe 3. Very rare over there, I would expect.

 

[Ahab8]

Wow you've made some great finds lately! Will you hold the door for me when I enter the 1600s club lol

 

[Scrappy]

Wow you've made some great finds lately! Will you hold the door for me when I enter the 1600s club lol

Thanks man, I'll grab that door What never gets mentioned are droughts. I was in about a 2 month drought before I found some good spots, and weeded out about 100 bad spots.

Phew!

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks man, I'll grab that door What never gets mentioned are droughts. I was in about a 2 month drought before I found some good spots, and weeded out about 100 bad spots. Phew!

Yup they can't all be good. My research has put me on some great sites and it's also got me lots of exercise with very few finds to show as well. Got my eye on one I'm very excited about right now. Very very early site. We shall see

 

[Scrappy]

Yup they can't all be good. My research has put me on some great sites and it's also got me lots of exercise with very few finds to show as well. Got my eye on one I'm very excited about right now. Very very early site. We shall see

Well good luck and go big...I mean old...