My first Colonial Copper

[thecoinwhisperer]

Can someone ID this coin for me?

 

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[screwynewy]

Congrats on an early copper. Hard to tell but it might be a King George II half penny minted between 1727 and 1760. The date would be on the reverse if it is still legible. Here is a link to a better example: British King George II 1730 Half penny Coin Price Guide-Pictuers-Halfpenny-Coinage. Where is NC are you? I found my first KGII in Brunswick County last month. It was a 1732.

 

[Curious The George]

It would help if it was cleaned up a little so you could photograph the design.

 

[thecoinwhisperer]

I'm in Creedmoor

 

[thecoinwhisperer]

Any more cleaning and I'm afraid there won't be anything left of the detail on the coin. Anymore cleaning removes detail so I quit. There is not visible detail on the obverse.

 

[wheatfinder13]

Well done

 

[grasshopper]

cool find! at least there's enough still showing to get a good idea when it was minted. Keep up the good work and keep hitting that site! dig everything!

 

[mangum]

I'm in Creedmoor

I grew up in Granville County... Still go there often.

 

[thecoinwhisperer]

I grew up in Granville County... Still go there often.

Most of my Youtube videos are entitled "Digging History around Granville County". Have you done much detecting the area? I have been hunting/detecting for 2 1/2 years now.

 

[CRUSADER]

Any more cleaning and I'm afraid there won't be anything left of the detail on the coin. Anymore cleaning removes detail so I quit. There is not visible detail on the obverse.

I think you mean Reverse, as the Obverse is visible, ie. Geo II (Halfpenny)