HELP

[Guest Court]

my friends and i found a coin in a penny wrapper and it looks like a US penny, except it is the size of a US dime. on one side it says 1/8 d 1824 and has a picture of an eagle on it... the other side has a banner which is unreadable and on top of it are rays of sun.... we've been searching everywhere to find what this coin is and no one can seem to give any information about it

[Emperor Oli 0]

1/8 d is one-eighth of a British Penny however these were not minted in England. It is a half-farthing I think, one that was only used in the colonies. I could be completely wrong but I'm sure someone will correct me soon if I am!

[Chris Perkins 228]

It could also be one eigth of a Dollar, could be spanish or South American, could be an early American forgery, could be god knows what else.

Need a picture really, unless you can read it fully.

[Emperor Oli 0]

It could also be one eigth of a Dollar, could be spanish or South American, could be an early American forgery, could be god knows what else.

Yeah, I don't venture outside British stuff.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Well, I'm trying to give it up myself too, but so many people seem to have these kinds of things lying all about the place!

[Geoff T 3]

Sounds like a colonial half farthing to me. These are dealt with in Collectors' Coins if you have a current copy (if not Chris will be delighted to sell you one).

Geoff

[Chris Perkins 228]

I'd love to sell you a book.

But to my knowledge none of the standard fractional Half, Third or Quarter farthings actually stated a value on them in relation to the Penny. The Half Farthings had 'Half Farthing' stated, the Third Farthings were 'denominationless' and the Quarter farthings had 'Quarter Farthing' written on them.

Never an 'Eighth of a Penny', and no Half Farthings were made in 1824 anyway.

We're barking up the wrong tree chaps.... it's foreign.

[Sylvester 15]

Never an 'Eighth of a Penny', and no Half Farthings were made in 1824 anyway.

We're barking up the wrong tree chaps.... it's foreign.

The fact that the original poster stated is shows an eagle would suggest it's an American coin of some description.

But why 1/8th of a d? And why d.

So i'm totally puzzelled.

Syl.

[mint_mark 9]

I think Chris' first post is most likely.... eagle and rays says South America to me. Don't forget that around that time an eagle could mean France, Germany, Austria, Russia or any number of European interests. When I read 1/8 I thought of the anchor coins, but the poster would have mentioned an anchor.

Also, we don't know if it's copper or silver... I guess copper if it was in with pennies (cents), but that part of the world is nearly all silver coins... Sweden had 1/8 Riksdaler, but it doesn't fit the description.

Any more clues? What metal is it and what is the eagle doing... anything in its mouth or talons?

[Chris Perkins 228]

I thought about Anchor money too, but they normally had the amount expressed in Roman Numerals, not as a fraction.

I bet the asker of the original question never looks in here again, to see all out efforts and we'll never know any more!

[Guest Court]

i dont really know anything about any other kinds of money except american... so i dont really know what im looking for... there are no talons and nothing in its mouth at all. it shows the head of an eagle. also it may or may not be rays of sun, they are kind of block-like shapes that look like rays but may be something else. there are no anchors either. adn im prety sure its copper its real dark and old so i cant tell what the writing is at all... its very frustrating

[Chris Perkins 228]

Well I'm none the wiser.