My oldest coin yet! King George II 1/2 penny!

[Pedersen]

I strapped on the water, grabbed my machine, hit the woods and went to a very old trusty site. A spot where it is paved with bits of iron EVERYWHERE, mostly little square nails. I had the mind set of going extremely slow and listening hard and trying not to wander. If one were to dig every signal it would probably look like a deeply plowed field or a bomb site... I have found a ton of awesome stuff in the immediate area about three acres, over the past two years dating from the early 1800's, a large cent from 1812 and very early military items (naval buttons and some really choice intricate awesome things)
After pulling a couple of buttons (if anybody recognizes the fancy button that would be great) and a thimble, I got a monster ear blaster and it looked deep.
Up came a super toasty coin and I figured it a large cent. While digging it, a rock gave it a rough kiss and left a mark on it. 😥 Oh well I thought and kept on searching as I could not make out anything on the coin other than my scratch.
I got home and told my buddy and he said it could be a King George. I got excited and compared the coin to some photos on the net and positively identified it as a King George II 1/2 penny! You can see the back of his head along with his wreath crown as well as the bottom of the chair leg curl on the back.
I am so pumped! I think it is 1730ish.
Awesome. Time to sweat and dig some more. Have fun!
Pedersen

 

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[Rustic]

Wow that's a nice early coin, good hunt, and congrats. Don't you just love when you get a big signal like that, and the anticipation that goes with it!

 

[A2coins]

Great find my oldest is an 1886 quarter Wow Good job must take lots of patience to hunt that spot with all the iron

 

[nsdq]

Sweeeet coin hope you can get a date off it

 

[Z.K.]

You may actually have a KgII farthing, which are found much less frequently. Tough to tell given the condition, but from the picture of you holding it it looks a bit small for a halfpence. They only differ by 4mms or so (25mm for the farthing). Any chance you have some calipers handy?

Congrats deserved no matter what!

 

[Pedersen]

Hello all, thanks! Hey Z.K. i just broke out the calipers, it is 28mm-30mm

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the old copper and other finds

 

[Z.K.]

Hello all, thanks! Hey Z.K. i just broke out the calipers, it is 28mm-30mm

half penny and hulk hands both confirmed!

Is this your first 1700s coin? If so, big congrats on the new club membership

 

[Diggin Dude]

Nice finds! Congrats on KGII, HH

 

[Pedersen]

Yup my first 1700's, my oldest prior was a 1817 large cent. Is it weird I don't want any body else touching it? It like to think (and know) I am the only one to hold it in +-200 years! So cool!!!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Congrats on bust'n in to the 1700's! Great finds. Looks like patience pays off again!

 

[Z.K.]

Yup my first 1700's, my oldest prior was a 1817 large cent. Is it weird I don't want any body else touching it? It like to think (and know) I am the only one to hold it in +-200 years! So cool!!!

Good for you, and not weird at all.
Given your locale, hope you set your sights to crack 1600s. Good luck