coin identification?

weems

Hello people, I would just like to know exactly what this thing is, and if it is worth anything.
Here are the scans.




Thanks in advance

lordmarcovan

British sixpence, 1787.

Worth anything? Yeah- a little. (I don't have my 18th century Krause book handy but somebody will chime in).

Nice piece.

WhiteLighnin

That's one o them 'Bugeyed" DUDE coins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lordmarcovan

George III, weems. He's the bugeyed dude we fought the Revolution against, to gain our indepence, in the US of A.

lordmarcovan

BTW, I have a 1787 sixpence just like that- almost identical in grade- except mine was holed and somebody gold-plated it to try and pass it as a half-guinea, I guess. I wear it on my Holey Gold Hat, right next to a genuine gold half-guinea piece of the same era.

python

LordM, how do you know it's a sixpence?

MSD61

<< <i>George III, weems. He's the bugeyed dude we fought the Revolution against, to gain our indepence, in the US of A. >>



He doesn't look JOLLY on that SIXPENCE....get it? Jolly?....sixpence? You know "I've got a sixpence a jolly, jolly sixpence"...... Never mind

WhiteLighnin

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<< <i>George III, weems. He's the bugeyed dude we fought the Revolution against, to gain our indepence, in the US of A. >>



He doesn't look JOLLY on that SIXPENCE....get it? Jolly?....sixpence? You know "I've got a sixpence a jolly, jolly sixpence"...... Never mind >>

mrfred

And to pick up a thought from an earlier thread, a while back: yes, it seems he really did look like that!

lordmarcovan

<< <i>LordM, how do you know it's a sixpence? >>



Intuition?

weems

Thanks for all the replies guys. It's much appreciated. Was an old coin so it stood out, thought you guys would know what it was, and I'm glad you did

Askari

Pop in anytime, Weems -- you're always welcome!!