metal detecting find of the day

[normalnovice 0]

so i'm new to the metal detecting world and I found this diddy in my backyard. Can Anyone confirm that it's a 1736 half penny and could anyone give me a fair marketvalue estimate. thanks for the help. my pics are too large to upload. sorry

[HistoricCoinage 147]

Try a third party host such as www.tinypic.com or www.photobucket.com

Edited March 3, 2013 by HistoricCoinage

[normalnovice 0]

Try a third party host such as www.tinypic.com or www.photobucket.com

thanks for the advice. more to come

[normalnovice 0]

[azda 979]

I would'nt worry about market value. It's George II halfpenny though.

[normalnovice 0]

thanks it was an exciting find on my pennsylvania farm

[HistoricCoinage 147]

A nice, historical find. Definitely something to keep as a souvenir of the past.

[Coinery 1,161]

Really superb find, NormalNovice, that's what the 'bug' is ALL about...historic finds! That's a big old land you've got over there to pull a George coin out of the ground!

You'll be buying a nice grade example soon...not to replace your exciting find, of course, but rather to sit them side by side in maybe a photo frame, with a little bit of history typed out below!

I didn't look that closely at your coin (and I can't now, as I'm typing), but it could probably be really tightly tied down to a full provenance!

[normalnovice 0]

Really superb find, NormalNovice, that's what the 'bug' is ALL about...historic finds! That's a big old land you've got over there to pull a George coin out of the ground!

You'll be buying a nice grade example soon...not to replace your exciting find, of course, but rather to sit them side by side in maybe a photo frame, with a little bit of history typed out below!

I didn't look that closely at your coin (and I can't now, as I'm typing), but it could probably be really tightly tied down to a full provenance!

it's true that i have the "bug"! i was hunting this morning with my 3 year old son and after digging an old iron hinge and a belt buckle we hit the george and i have a feeling i'll be able to sorce the origins as the farm has been in the family a long time. i can't wait to post my next find.

[Coinery 1,161]

I would'nt worry about market value. It's George II halfpenny though.

And there was only the 1736 and the 1746 for George II.

Your's is the Young Portrait George, confirming this coin as the earlier dated 1736!

The British Museum Collection number for your coin is: BMC850 and catalogued as Scarce (enjoy that bit)! If you've ever heard of the Spink's guide, which is pretty major in this country (though not as important as Peck [bMC]), it is S3717 in that catalogue.

Looking forward to your next find!

Sorry, just re-read your full post: Market Value would only be a couple of dollars! For around $30-$170 you could get a pretty little companion for it. A really interesting day for you and your son, however, and that's the essence of it all!

Edited March 3, 2013 by Coinery

[Rob 3,152]

If you want to see what they should look like, this is the Nicholson collection. Lots 201 onwards dated from 1729 refer.