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George III half penny, found in Illinois
Bayard1908
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I dug this up earlier today. It's a George III half penny. I believe the date is 1806. I found it in a public park in a town that was not settled by whites until the mid-1830s. It's not a valuable coin; however, I am amazed that it somehow made its way to Illinois. I don't know why the coin is notched.
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-Dan
The edge is interesting indeed. Certainly looks like that was done on purpose, and a long time ago.
<< <i>Beautiful coin!
I've got it soaking in olive oil, lol. The coin has decent detail underneath all the verdigris and crud. I'll post new pictures someday, if the coin significantly improves.
<< <i>Wow! Someone was working on a that when it was lost. Possibly it was a gear or a pie crimper.
-Dan >>
Certainly looks like they were starting on one of those "pie crimper" tools.
Very interesting.
Rough shape, but hey, you can see the date!
That can't be a common find in your neck o' the woods.
Heck, King George coppers aren't a common find for me in MY neck o' the woods, despite its colonial past. But they do turn up.
<< <i>That can't be a common find in your neck o' the woods.
Heck, King George coppers aren't a common find for me in MY neck o' the woods, despite its colonial past. But they do turn up. >>
I was initially bewildered how this coin ended up in Illinois; however, upon reflection Canada seems to be a likely route. Canada didn't start minting its own coins until much later and presumably British coins like this circulated there.
However, anything is possible, because at pretty much any time up to the Civil War, our nation's pocket change was quite a hodgepodge of different stuff from all over.