What is this large cent?

[Wheatsweep]

 

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[Diggin-N-Dumps]

At first I thought it was a George III penny...but the G looks out of place..Where are you located?

 

[Wheatsweep]

Massachusetts

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Looks close to this

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[Diggin-N-Dumps]

The G Looks like its dead on to me....Im no expert thou

 

[Wheatsweep]

I think your right. I'll have to post better picture when I get home. What kind of coin is that and years? Pretty happy about it!

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

I think your right. I'll have to post better picture when I get home. What kind of coin is that and years? Pretty happy about it!

If that is indeed what it is..it looks like the only time period was 1722-1724

Coin Value: US Rosa Americana Coinage 1722 to 1724

 

[Wheatsweep]

With a little research from what you told me the coin you've shown is a two pence.. The two pence measures 32-33mm long mine is 26mm. The 1717 rosa Americana is also 26mm and very similar to the two pence. Could possibly be this one.

 

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[sutphin]

SWEEP THAT COIN IS REALLY NEAT.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

I think you got it! Great coin by the way!

 

[cudamark]

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Looks close, but, I don't think that's it. The size of the head isn't quite the same and the contour of the forehead down to the neck is off too.

 

[Bramblefind]

When I first saw it my guess was a Great Britain George I of this style. If there is any detail on the reverse it could help figure it out.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

When I first saw it my guess was a Great Britain George I of this style. If there is any detail on the reverse it could help figure it out.

The only thing is..on this One, the "G" looks a little off. If I'm seeing the bust correctly on the OP's coin, it would be between the G and I on this coin.

I never relized how many different coins they made back then that look similar

 

[Patriot Relics]

Tough to tell from the current pictures in the field but please post after you get it in some mineral oil. I found a partial of these earlier this year and the coin has some interesting history.

Wood was authorized to make 120 halfpence to the pound (compared to forty-six halfpence to the pound at the Tower of London mint) which, according to Mossman, would yield a 140% profit after adjusting for production costs. Unfortunately, Wood had been required to pay the Duchess of Kendal £10,000 for his Irish indenture (apparently no additional charge was incurred for the American colonial indenture) so he was forced to mint his coins at an even lower weight in order to return a profit! These lightweight coins were not accepted by the colonists. Wood's penny was similar to a London halfpenny and his halfpenny was like the farthing, while his twopence did not correspond in weight to any currently circulating coin. In New York, merchants refused to accept the coins, while the General Assembly of Massachusetts in June of 1722 authorized the printing of £500 in one penny, two pence and three pence paper bills, rather than accept the Rosa Americana coins! Nevertheless, some colonies did accept them, although only reluctantly and only in limited quantities.

Here's a pic of my partial

 

[cudamark]

When I first saw it my guess was a Great Britain George I of this style. If there is any detail on the reverse it could help figure it out.

The forehead angle doesn't look right.