1699 William III Halfpenny, 1749 George II Farthing

[Lodge Scent]

Dug a couple of oldies today. This site had given up some old coppers in the past. I decided to use the small coil today and see what I could find in the iron patches. It was a hard hunting but it paid off. Took about two hours before I hit the George II farthing. Big iron right next to it of course.


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Took another two hours iron tones ringing in my head and the sounds of square nails pretending to be something they are not, before I dug what I thought was a CT copper. Some careful cleaning at home revealed it was a William III halfpenny. The date appears to be in the wrong location though :confused: It's to the right of Britannia instead of at the base. I would appreciate if someone that knows their coppers can help me with this one.

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Good luck !

Lodge Scent

[Thiltzy]

Great hunt! Good idea on the small coil amongst all the iron, it really paid off in a big way with some very nice oldies :congrats:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

awesome hunt! so much good stuff hiding amongst the iron.we found that out 1st hand today.congrats on some nice colonial coppers

[del]

hey congrats on the coppers they came out in pretty decent shape , lots of detail :smitten: congrats on hitting the 1600's :cheering: :cheering:

[Tony Two-Cent]

I like the casual way you post these finds. If I found a coin from 1699 I would be in the clouds for a week! (I've never even hit the 1700s. Admittedly it is more difficult here in Illinois.)

I see what you're saying about the date on the William III Halfpenny, it is definitely to the right of Britannia instead of at the base. I know next to nothing about colonial coppers but a quick Google search shows that they are all like that. Nice that the date on yours is very clear.

Terrific finds! |:confused:)

[Lodge Scent]

Thanks folks!




I like the casual way you post these finds. If I found a coin from 1699 I would be in the clouds for a week! (I've never even hit the 1700s. Admittedly it is more difficult here in Illinois.)



Tony Two cent, I guess my post did come across as a bit clinical. I need to make better use of the emoticons. Believe me I was excited about both finds :yes: and spend most of the last two days fondling that halfpence :shocked04:

[Fire Fighter 43]

Cool find, WTG |:cheering:

[OxShoeDrew]

The small coil pays off thumbsup01 Nice cleaning job too....congrats.

[aloldstuff]

Nice hunting picking those coins out of the iron field. Getting into the 1600's is fantastic. :congrats: on all your keepers.

[RobW]

Great finds! I love my small coil :smitten: