✅ SOLVED 2 George I Farthings Beaten Together Anyone Seen This?

[Dakota Sioux]

Out of a lot of British Coppers this was one. Is this a gaming token or something else. Weight is 9 grams so is this 2 coins?

 

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[coachbedford]

I have seen this from time to time with british halfpennies... I always figured it was because they put these coins into a vice, scrunched them so that they came out as paperweights. Then again maybe two of the coppers are forged together to create these thick mini-"cartwheels." Seems to be an 18th century british thing. And that George I copper coin, without the scrunching, was actually in a much nicer than normal state of preservation.

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[Iron Patch]

Yes, have seen similar, it's a halfpenny with the edge tapped in similar to how people make coin rings. Not sure what purpose it served.

 

[ironhorse]

Your example is the 3rd or 4th I've seen since I found mine!
I don't know the origin or the purpose; one thought I did have was for the use on a scales to check for full weight of "good" coins

sorry about the pic but you get the idea

 

[nsdq]

Looks like somoe was making a coin ring but never finished it... heck i have done it with one of those dollar coins i got out of a box of cereal .

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Interesting info, IP you say halfpenny, all my halfpennies have a design much bigger than my weird coin, I am sorta new at the coppers so just asking.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Ironhorse, that one looks neat have a better photo?

 

[ironhorse]

Here's a better pic
Tough to get a clearer image, it's behind glass in a case

Is the weight of yours and the half pence close to the same weight?

 

[Dakota Sioux]

IH Yours looks like George III and yes mine is about the weight of a Halfpenny or 2 farthings.

 

[ironhorse]

IH Yours looks like George III and yes mine is about the weight of a Halfpenny or 2 farthings.

Definitely a George lll


I would say yours was a half penny too, the weight corresponding to the half eliminates it as a farthing

 

[Iron Patch]

Interesting info, IP you say halfpenny, all my halfpennies have a design much bigger than my weird coin, I am sorta new at the coppers so just asking.

Your coin is made from a dump issue (1st issue) 1717-1719. 1719 I believe is pretty rare so it's almost certainly one of the first two years. These coins were smaller in diameter and a bit thicker, and that is why the detail is smaller than a George II or III Halfpenny.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Thanks IP the date on it is 1717 see the 3rd picture #1

 

[Iron Patch]

Thanks IP the date on it is 1717 see the 3rd picture #1

Sure is. I didn't open any of them which is why I did not realize that. But now you should know I know what I'm talking about if I narrowed it down to two years looking from a distance.

 

[DownNDirty]

Not a George III with a date of 1717-that would be George I.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

DND I was talking about Ironhorse example in #8 when saying George III