1775 king George ii ????

[Fattony315]

Went on a hunt today with a friend to a 1850 house foundation. Right behind the house was an old road and 20 feet down this road I got a nice solid 78 on my at pro. 4 inches down and out popped a very thin copper. With my nail, I was able to remove a little dirt to see it was a King George ii. But on the back of the coin, the date is 1775. Isn't that date a King George the iii? On the front it clearly is II. Any help?

 

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[oxbowbarefoot]

Perhaps a counterfeit? Iron Patch or one of the other copper experts will have that ID'ed for you soon.

 

[kingskid1611]

Interesting find!

 

[Iron Patch]

It's definitely a counterfeit King George III regardless if it says "II" ... but that's a significant enough mistake that unless it's something like a filled die error the guys who collect them would know it right away. They'd likely know anyway as they follow them fairly closely. Kinda looks like they used a T punch for the 2nd letter I.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Evasion series ?

 

[Iron Patch]

Evasion series ?

Pretty sure no. Just a drunk die maker.

 

[Evolution]

You did a pretty good job getting the dirt off that coin with your fingernail. When you pulled it out of the ground today it looked pretty crusty. I wouldn't have guessed it would turn out to be that detailed. That might have to be my cleaning method of choice in the future.

 

[pepperj]

That's a great looking early copper.

 

[Fattony315]

Took a close look, the second I does look like a T.

 

[Iron Patch]

Took a close look, the second I does look like a T.

Scrape out the A in NIA with a toothpick to see if there's a cross bar and is an A, or they used a V punch for it.

 

[cjon455]

very nice old copper!, congrats!

 

[Fattony315]

Scrape out the A in NIA with a toothpick to see if there's a cross bar and is an A, or they used a V punch for it.

It looks a lot like a v upside down.

 

[bill_wabo]

Love those colonial coppers. counterfeit or not. Yours looks in good shape.

 

[Evolution]

It looks a lot like a v upside down.

I agree. I magnified it as much as i could and I couldn't see a hint of a crossbar for an A.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Counterfeit or not, thats a sweet find.

 

[Coinsniffa]

A copper is a copper! Nice one too

 

[sutphin]

BY GEORGE IF IT AINT??

 

[UnderMiner]

How interesting is that!? Hope to hear more about this!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Jyverb64]

That KG is a beauty