My oldest coin by far! George II

[RelicRick]

Hello One and All!

Well, I finally got out today to the property where I found the GW buttons in 2009. I was working a different part of the property when this popped out of the ground only about 2-3" deep. I'm the first to admit I know nothing about coins, but taking a quick look online, I think it is a King George II Farthing from the 1730s. The date is worn away except for the "7" in 1700s. If I am correct with the date, it is from around the time when the first settlers in this town purchased property from the East Jersey Proprietors...pretty cool. The pictures don't really do it justice. These pictures are scanned...I may try my digital camera later.

Happy Hunting
R2

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: My oldest coin by far!

Nice! You're right about it being George II, and the time frame, but it's a halfpenny.

 

[RelicRick]

Re: My oldest coin by far!

Nice! You're right about it being George II, and the time frame, but it's a halfpenny.

Hey IP,
How can you tell its a half penny? The page I looked at had a few varieties and the George bust around the bottom where it is squared off is what brought me to my thought it was a farthing. I'm always trying to learn...please do tell!

 

[leddel]

Re: My oldest coin by far!

hey hello Rick and congrats on the King George copper, if its bigger than a us quarter than its a half penny if not than its a farthing. nice find my friend

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: My oldest coin by far!

Nice! You're right about it being George II, and the time frame, but it's a halfpenny.

Hey IP,
How can you tell its a half penny? The page I looked at had a few varieties and the George bust around the bottom where it is squared off is what brought me to my thought it was a farthing. I'm always trying to learn...please do tell!

The bust is the young head type, and the style of the Britainnia is different for farthings and halfpennies. That's why I didn't have to know the size to know it's a halfpenny.

 

[RelicRick]

Re: My oldest coin by far!

Nice! You're right about it being George II, and the time frame, but it's a halfpenny.

Hey IP,
How can you tell its a half penny? The page I looked at had a few varieties and the George bust around the bottom where it is squared off is what brought me to my thought it was a farthing. I'm always trying to learn...please do tell!

Very nice IP! See, I'm learning a bunch already! Thanks!


The bust is the young head type, and the style of the Britainnia is different for farthings and halfpennies. That's why I didn't have to know the size to know it's a halfpenny.

 

[hogge]

Nice one Rick...............Congrats.........Hogge

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Wow! very nice find. You guys in Europe must laugh at us here in the states posting our Mercs and Barbers lol.

 

[Iron Patch]

Wow! very nice find. You guys in Europe must laugh at us here in the states posting our Mercs and Barbers lol.

Europe?... Look at his avatar!

 

[sniper19612003]

Congrats on that nice find. Good to see your hittin the oldies.

Sniper

 

[dwayne sueno]

yeah, that's the good stuff!

 

[Kirk PA]

That GW site is one for the Colonial books. I feel another one is going to pop.

Nice Georgie!

Kirk

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Nice copper

 

[RelicRick]

Thanks everybody for the kind words! I certainly hope Kirk is right and I can spring another one from its earthly grave!

Happy Hunting!

R2