help!

[teecee 5]

can anyone help me identify this coin im at a dead loss. crap pics but all i got to go on im at a dead end. thanks in advance if anyone can help.

[Nordle11 564]

You'll need a bigger picture of the reverse. To help too, do you know the weight and the size?

[Michael-Roo 781]

The images are difficult to see but it looks like a Woods Irish/American copper of 1722-24. Size will determine whether its a farthing or halfpenny.

[copper123 1,514]

Almost certainly 1723, the 1722 and 1724 dates are a lot rarer

[teecee 5]

you nailed it micheal thats it. 1726 is the year thank you very much guys. Il give it a wide berth then not my thing just into 18th century british copper. mines are all high grade i wouldnt normally buy this grade unless really rare. Thanks again

[teecee 5]

http://www.abccoinsandtokens.com/S.6601.23.011.html thats it.

[Michael-Roo 781]

1726 is most unlikely.

If it is, grab it!

[Nordle11 564]

you nailed it micheal thats it. 1726 is the year thank you very much guys. Il give it a wide berth then not my thing just into 18th century british copper. mines are all high grade i wouldnt normally buy this grade unless really rare. Thanks again

It says 1723 in the title though?

[Michael-Roo 781]

you nailed it micheal thats it. 1726 is the year thank you very much guys. Il give it a wide berth then not my thing just into 18th century british copper. mines are all high grade i wouldnt normally buy this grade unless really rare. Thanks again

Being a collector of 18th British century copper odd you didn't recognise it for what it is. Not a criticism, simply an observation.

[teecee 5]

yeah i noticed that. sure looks like a 6 to me tho and so does the version i originally posted.

[teecee 5]

ive ony been collecting 7 weeks just british. so that beat up coin was totally alien to me. Which is why i asked for help in the first place.

[Michael-Roo 781]

No worries. Good luck with the collecting.

• The second type struck from 1722 until 1724 has a harp to the right of Hibernia

• 

  Wood’s ‘Hibernia’ halfpenny, with the harp to the right of the seated Hibernia (Type II)

• The obverses of both type are similar, albeit subject to die varieties
• 1725 – There is a die flaw which occurs on one variety of the 1723 halfpenny which makes it look like the date is 1725
• There are proof strikings in both copper and silver and there are a number of patterns (but these are rare)

These coins are available in much better condition than the earlier regal copper issues and uncirculated coins with considerable red mint lustre are available albeit scarce and expensive. Wood’s Coinage is actively collected as part of the American ‘colonial series’ so there are listings of their values in the ‘Red Book’, the ‘Blue Book’ and from many other US sources – including numerous American numismatic websites.

[teecee 5]

Ok micheal thanks for the info, well really only 4 weeks if you discount the first 3 weeks i was only collecting medals, but in that time put together some really nice coins, in my eyes anyway.

[Michael-Roo 781]

Nice one Teecee. You should put up a few photos for the members to enjoy. 18th century copper (well, 17th too) is also a favourite of mine and a few others on here.

Re. The Woods coinage.

Here are a few useful info links for you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wood_(ironmaster)

http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Hibernia.intro.html

http://ansmagazine.com/Spring08/Hibernia

[teecee 5]

il post a few to wet your appetite. Is there a particular thread to do so?

[Michael-Roo 781]

If you've only been buying for a month or so stick them in 'Beginner's Area' under a title of your choosing, or under 'Acquisition of the Week' in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries.

Yeah, I know it says: 'Aquisition'. Makes me cringe every time I see it…...