Latest find 1799 King George Copper

[rex]

Found this coin at the colonial home site I have been working this spring.

 

[GioTheGreek]

Georgeous Georgius! He's in good shape! nice save. Are you on the east coast?

 

[Iron Patch]

Not a common find in the US, so I'd guess a Canadian find or maybe somewhere like MI.

 

[CASPER-2]

I found one last year at a stage coach stop in Ma.

 

[CRUSADER]

Not a common find in the US, so I'd guess a Canadian find or maybe somewhere like MI.

True, can't remember that many being posted on here from the US.

 

[rex]

True, can't remember that many being posted on here from the US.

it was found in the u.s. i live in the northeast about 50 miles south of the canadian border. i have seen a couple of them on this web site and didn't know they were such a rare find in the u.s. thanks.

 

[gwdigger]

Nice find! I've found several of these in Eastern Maryland and Delaware. 1806 and 1807s too. Also the cartwheels have popped up occasionally.

 

[oldsalty19]

nice find and in pretty decent shape

 

[rex]

nice find and in pretty decent shape

thanks, the soil at this site seems to be very kind to the coins and buttons i have found.

 

[Iron Patch]

it was found in the u.s. i live in the northeast about 50 miles south of the canadian border. i have seen a couple of them on this web site and didn't know they were such a rare find in the u.s. thanks.

I wouldn't say rare, but when you look at the history I think it probably makes sense you wouldn't see a lot found. George II and 1770s George III are much more likely, and that's because those coins do make sense for America's timeline.

 

[steelheadwill]

One of the nicer looking GIIIs I've seen, they don't seem to hold up as well as other Colonial era (approx) coppers.
different alloys Congrats on a good'un

 

[Iron Patch]

One of the nicer looking GIIIs I've seen, they don't seem to hold up as well as other Colonial era (approx) coppers.
different alloys Congrats on a good'un

Different alloys in the sense the 1799, 1806, and 1807 were counterfeited much less. It's actually quite rare to see a really crude one from that era. For George II and especially George III it was like the wild west.

 

[Giant056]

That's a beauty indeed

 

[romeo-1]

Nice find...that;s the same coin that took me into the 1700s.

 

[rex]

Nice find...that;s the same coin that took me into the 1700s.

thank, it makes one wonder when and who was the last human to hold that coin.

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Nice find ! I have a TOTALLY wasted 1806 that I pulled from the ground in East/central Vermont.


VPR

 

[rex]

Nice find ! I have a TOTALLY wasted 1806 that I pulled from the ground in East/central Vermont.


VPR

thanks.i pulled a coin from the same site yesterday that i think is a large cent, same size and weight. but badly worn. i don't know if i will be able to id it.