1723 Woods Half Penny

[fsa46]

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I know it's in terrible shape but I am thrilled to find it and able to identify it considering it's poor condition.

A gentleman on another site originally headed me in the right direction, but a guy in the UK by the name of Tony Clayton who is an expert in this field was the one that told me it was Irish and not English.

The Woods Half Penny was only made for three years. Wood issued halfpennies and farthings of two types in 1722. The coins of 1723 and 1724 are of the second type only.

A number of patterns and proofs exist for this coinage.

[Toadman]

History in your hands right there !!! :happydance01: :happydance01: :happydance01:

[del]

a very old coin Frank :clapping: :clapping: and yes it is indeed a Wood's hibernia copper but all ya had to do was ask here , George and i and few others specialize in colonial and post colonial coins . whats the condition of the back ?? i do believe ol' King George looked the most regal on this coin than the others.
congrats on a very old and uncommon coin to find . thumbsup01

[coinnut]

Very nice find :clapping: That is getting back there in terms of years. We get a lot of George II's and some George III's, but the 1720's Woods Hibernias are much harder to find. Congrats on a very old coin. :happydance01:

[mike l]

Wow nice coin. What type of site were you hunting when you found it?

[fsa46]

a very old coin Frank :clapping: :clapping: and yes it is indeed a Wood's hibernia copper but all ya had to do was ask here , George and i and few others specialize in colonial and post colonial coins . whats the condition of the back ?? i do believe ol' King George looked the most regal on this coin than the others.
congrats on a very old and uncommon coin to find . thumbsup01



Del, Thanks for the heads-up, I wasn't aware of your expertise in this field and I sure hope I can use your services in the future.

The back is nonexistent and no help what so ever. A few more years and the bust may have been unrecognizable.

The following was taken from an on-line site.

The coins were considered sub-standard by the population of Ireland ( mainly Dublin) and the king was petitioned to revoke the patent.

The patent was surrendered by Wood in 1724 in exchange for a pension from the Irish Government.

As Woods coinage was unpopular in Ireland, much of the issue was shipped to the American colonies where numismatists included it in their colonial series .

The coin was found at a site ( in Connecticut ) where the only thing to identify a old house once stood there was the fireplace. Whoever tore the house down and landscaped the surrounding area, did such a thorough job that you couldn't even tell a foundation was there.

[del]

The coin was found at a site ( in Connecticut ) where the only thing to identify a old house once stood there was the fireplace. Whoever tore the house down and landscaped the surrounding area, did such a thorough job that you couldn't even tell a foundation was there.


those are the best sites Frank , its definately worth a few more trips and dig those shotgun shell sounding signals too. i'd like to see some buttons from that site as well.

[russellt]

waaapowwww.. holy cow . look at that .. awesome , just awesome :groovy:

[Epi-hunter]

Wow!! :shocked04: That is a very nice coin. Terrific find! :clapping:

[jkress]

Wow... that is an old oldie. :clapping:
Bet that was a very nice surprise.
Congrats on the incredible find. thumbsup01

[RobW]

Love them oldies :loveit:

[Evan/tn]

Sweet old copper <:
Great find!

[JTGOLD]

great find,wtg.

[angellionel]

Excellent find! That one will put a smile on anyone's face. :clapping:

[odave]

A very cool find thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[Ill Digger]

Excellent find! That one will put a smile on anyone's face. :clapping:
It would mine! :yes: :cheesysmile:

Rough shape or not, it's in better shape than the the one I haven't found lol 8/ crying01
Great find!!
Congrats !! :grin:

[Civil War Nut]

Man thats is nice & OLD,, almost as old as I am, or feel sometime. WTG.

[Carver]

Never seen one of those,,,WAY cool find :happydance01: :happydance01: :happydance01: