King George II Farthing, 1737

[JM1184]

Found my oldest coin today , 1737 King George II Farthing ! I detected for a few hours at the homesite of a Rev War Officer, the property is still an active horse farm , lots of trash. I did make a few decent finds though ! A very well preserved flat button , I think the back marks say Lillington/ Gilt, a plain horse rosette and I believe the buckle is some type of strap buckle. Very tough digging!


I just measured the coin , it's 1 1/4 inch so it's a half penny

 

[Isaac]

That's a handsome one, nice find!!!

 

[JM1184]

Thanks !

 

[Steve in PA]

That is a great looking coin! Lots of detail and the soil was kind to it.

 

[Iron Patch]

Nice one! ....but is a Halfpenny and not a Farthing.

 

[trapperart]

Very nice copper congrats

 

[Mr. Digger]

Love the Colonial finds!

 

[austin]

Very nice coin indeed. Congrats...

 

[jimbonito58]

Beautiful coin from the 1700's ... I can only imagine what it is gonna be like if I would ever pull a beaut like that out of the ground .. My sincere congratulations JM1184

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

You did VERY well!
Be proud!
Excellent condition, that Farthing!

 

[JM1184]

Is it !? I'm no expert, how can I distinguish them ?

 

[Evolution]

A farthing would be about half cent size. A halfpenny is about the size of a large cent. Nice Coin! The date is very clear. Definitely a bonus.

 

[JM1184]

I measured it , it's about 1 1/4 inch so half penny

 

[WildWildBill]

Can't beat those old colonial coppers. That one's got a strong date. Bottom of the dates of most of them are about gone making for a difficult date to read....not that one!

 

[port ewen ace]

YA' PUT A WHUPPIN' ON THAT DIRT. MY 1734 (4 OVER 3) half penny WAS NO WAY AS NICE AS YOURS----oops, caps lock. mega nice buckle too!!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Dang, really good KG you snagged there.

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Wow! That is one incredible KG. Love the color on that one.

 

[Scrappy]

Wonderful KG2 with great patina and solid date. Congrats on that one

 

[DownNDirty]

That coin is in amazing condition-congratulations

 

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