Some recent finds. (coppers, KGII, etc..)

[dandan]

Had a bit of a slow year and haven't had much time to post recently. A few old cellar holes and farm houses and such. I got the Badge/Pin at a stone colonial site that they had torn down to make way for a bank. A couple of Georges at another stony, really deep, almost didn't dig them, glad I stuck the shovel in the ground. Thanks for looking! HH dandan

 

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[Iron Patch]

That Georgie looks good for 260 years old, and no doubt the majority of it being in the ground.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice coppers, I like the clear date on the KG.

 

[dandan]

Thanks for taking a look! Actually the date on the KGII is 1730! so , not bad for 280 yrs! I added acouple more pics. Also a nice little enameled? button.

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like 1730, but that would be very unlikely because your coin has the older George bust. So.... for it to be 1730 it would have to be a mule (counterfeit of course) , a young George era reverse, with an old head George obverse, and it is possible, but usually the coin does not look like the regal issue, such as yours does.

Here is your picture again and all I did was block out the corrosion that makes it look like a 3. If it was 1730 it would be a much better find, but I would be very surprised if it is.

 

[DirtMan1]

Looks like that crude could come off of the back! That's a pretty coin there

 

[dandan]

Hmmm.... I see said the blind man! 1750. Sounds like you know.

 

[Iron Patch]

Hmmm.... I see said the blind man! 1750. Sounds like you know.

I actually agree with you that it does look like 1730 but as I said it's much more likely it's a 5 that is altered by corrosion etc..

 

[lafatlife]

I love the button! Is that blue stone or glass in it?

 

[Don in SJ]

After asking a top notch colonial coin researcher, author and collector and one of the most knowledgeable men in the field, here is his reply:

I played with the image for a while and am sure that it is dated
1750. The Geo. II, Old Head style ran from 1746 to 1754, so a date in
the 1730s would be impossible for this obverse type, and I also
believe it is a genuine halfpenny ruling out a date mule.

The bottom or loop part starts under the left end of the flat top of
the third numeral. If it were a three this would start more to the
right, not right under the left end of the flat top, so I'd have to
say that this is a 5 and not 3. I think the allusion was created by
the erosion of the surface disconnecting the top from bottom part of
the numeral.

IP, you were correct in your assumptions.

Don

 

[Iron Patch]

After asking a top notch colonial coin researcher, author and collector and one of the most knowledgeable men in the field, here is his reply:

I played with the image for a while and am sure that it is dated
1750. The Geo. II, Old Head style ran from 1746 to 1754, so a date in
the 1730s would be impossible for this obverse type, and I also
believe it is a genuine halfpenny ruling out a date mule.

The bottom or loop part starts under the left end of the flat top of
the third numeral. If it were a three this would start more to the
right, not right under the left end of the flat top, so I'd have to
say that this is a 5 and not 3. I think the allusion was created by
the erosion of the surface disconnecting the top from bottom part of
the numeral.

IP, you were correct in your assumptions.

Don

Did he say anything about the bun?

 

[dandan]

Now I'm confused. How do I tell a KG half penny from a penny? Size? The only half cent I've dug was US(1804) and its half the size of a LC. The button if not enamel is glass. any thoughts on age? It was dug at a colonial site that was used into the 20th century. Thanks to all for the info!

 

[The Patriot]

great coin there...don't see to many in good shape around here...

 

[bootyhoundpa]

nice george,, keep that patina on it .. that button is really cool to... you say the button is glass? does light shine thru? nice finds ,thanks for sharing....

 

[Iron Patch]

Now I'm confused. How do I tell a KG half penny from a penny? Size? The only half cent I've dug was US(1804) and its half the size of a LC. The button if not enamel is glass. any thoughts on age? It was dug at a colonial site that was used into the 20th century. Thanks to all for the info!

For that period there's just the halfpenny and farthing, and they're different in both size and design. (Though they do look close)

As for the button, I think it is fairly early and quite a collectible item having a very high % of the enamel intact.

 

[lafatlife]

That button with glass in it must have been expensive in it's day. It is just beautiful!