colonial confusion

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• Gription Posts: 228

  November 25, 2008 10:56PM

  boomp

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• ColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭

  November 25, 2008 10:57PM

  If I had to guess, I'd say it's a George II English Halfpenny.

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• Gription Posts: 228

  November 25, 2008 11:01PM

  check out page 58/59 of the redbook ('09) - it's undoubtedly one of those, i just don't have enough experience to nail it down without any real details to work with

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• ColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭

  November 25, 2008 11:13PM

  I'm pretty familiar with the Redbook, and I think it's an English Halfpenny like the one on this site.
  
  

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• ElKevvo Posts: 4,137 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 25, 2008 11:20PM

  The English coins are very similar to the Connecticut coppers...without being able to read the inscriptions on the obverse/reverse it is very difficult (for me at least!) to tell them apart. The obverse of the Connecticut will have Auctori Connec while the English coin will have Georgius II ...
  
  Neat coin!
  
  K
  
  Edited 'cause I typed the wrong info...

  ANA LM

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• ColonialCoinUnion Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭

  November 25, 2008 11:36PM

  The CT coppers were designed to look like the George II Halfpennies, so it is not surprising that they look alike.
  
  But the obv head shape and rev seated figure head shape on Gription's coin don't match any known Connecticut die pair. Obviously the legends would be informative as well, but they aren't visible at all (at least in these photos).
  
  

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• Pistareen Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭

  November 26, 2008 12:16AM

  It's a George II English halfpenny, first or "young" bust. These were struck 1729 to 1739.
  
  

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• Gription Posts: 228

  November 26, 2008 12:22AM

  ah crap
  
  well at least i learned something.. grazi

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• RYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 26, 2008 12:23AM

  
  
  << <i>ah crap
  
  well at least i learned something.. grazi >>
  
  
  
  Yes, two recognized experts in the field have weighed in. We all learned something.

  My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132

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• Gription Posts: 228

  November 26, 2008 12:23AM

  i'm assuming a colonial would be better... how much difference in value are we talking? what's my coin worth ya think.. a buck?

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