King George II Copper and Barber dime!

[testing123]

Things started off slow today but quickly found a button and the crusty lock, very promising. Moved to a different area and found the earring. Was hoping it was silver, but there are no markings on it. Also got another button in this section. As it was getting darker I tried a new area. Within a few minutes a 1904 Barber dime popped out! Then about 15 minutes later a deep signal came up. Was hoping for a silver dime, but a large unknown copper coin came out.

Got home and cleaned the finds. One is a tag for a "lawncomb"... I did a quick online search but the search engines think I'm searching for "lancome" so it's a little frustrating. Checked out the copper and saw the outline of King George! The last digit looks to be a 0. After a quick online search, it looks like the halfpenny was minted from 1727 to 1760. So at least it narrows it down to a few possible years. The quality of the planchet is quite nice, but it's exceptionally worn, down to a Poor 1 grade. Hopefully the third digit will become clearer. Can you determine the 3rd digit?

HH all!

 

[ekeisler]

Looks like a 5. Great finds!

 

[Iron Patch]

If the last digit is a zero, which it appears to be, the only possible date for that coin is 1730.

 

[ekeisler]

If the last digit is a zero, which it appears to be, the only possible date for that coin is 1730.

I thought it looked more like 1756 but I could be very wrong.

 

[ddy58]

Looks like 1730

 

[Iron Patch]

I thought it looked more like 1756 but I could be very wrong.

Young head George II dates 1729-1739, and the 3s and 5s can often look like each other on a worn, corroded, or damaged coin.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Old Dude]

Great find. I can't make out a single digit, but at least you know enough for a pretty tight date range. Good luck!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice finds. Congrats!

 

[park pirate]

Awesome..

 

[testing123]

Young head George II dates 1729-1739, and the 3s and 5s can often look like each other on a worn, corroded, or damaged coin.

Thanks Iron Patch! So this is the "young head" coin?

 

[dirtlooter]

nice coin, in fact really nice find

 

[Old Dude]

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/halfp.html

Hopefully this will benefit you.

 

[Iron Patch]

Thanks Iron Patch! So this is the "young head" coin?

Yes.

 

[MaineRelic]

Nice testing ! If you pick up a George anything. Can show ! Nice barber as well ! MR

 

[Tuggerman]

Law comb tag is off a rake. Found myself that had a patent number I looked up.

 

[goldnrelics]

congratulations on the copper coin! GREAT JOB!

 

[testing123]

Thanks everyone for the comments and info. That king george certainly has a story to tell. Wonder how long it circulated before it was dropped.

Nice testing ! If you pick up a George anything. Can show ! Nice barber as well ! MR

Thanks MR! Nice finding the oldies. You've had some nice finds this year too!

 

[coinman123]

Congrats on the King George II!