Colonial road keeps giving!

[Lcb24kt]

Going crazy from all the snow this winter and fighting cabin fever with my Fisher F75 in hand I took advantage of the 50 degree weather today and decided to hit the old colonial road I have been hunting and I wasn't disappointed. Within a few minutes my first swings produced a large button with the shank loop broken off and then I got a nice signal and dug down about 6-7 inches and out popped a 1723 halfpenny. Not a bad way to start out the 2014 detecting season.

 

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[Argentium]

Oh yeah ! Really nice find - how exciting - that road could be hiding all kinds of goodies !!!

 

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[CRUSADER]

What does the term "Dump Issue" mean? I've been researching the coin online and see it described this way but don't know what it means.

It refers to the extra large flan of the coin.

 

[Steve in PA]

Beautiful KG!! I also believe it is a farthing They are harder to find than the halfpence

 

[Old Dude]

Nice to see you back out on the road! It seems you healed up nicely. Congrats to you yet again on great finds from that old road, LCB.

 

[CRUSADER]

Beautiful KG!! I also believe it is a farthing They are harder to find than the halfpence

Not over here.

 

[Lcb24kt]

Well I tried to be back on the road again, but I only lasted about 1 1/2, before my fall I would have hit that ground hard after finding a coin like that. There was no way I could sign up for div this spring I could never walk the fields all day, even though I found a Eagle plate at Spillman I wish I never walked to the back part of the woods and I would have never meet that tree LOL! Acl surgery is no fun.

 

[mirage83]

Great KG, much better detail than most have left when brought back to the light. Your 1723 is a keeper as well.

 

[NoBootyYet]

cool finds

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Beautiful KG!! I also believe it is a farthing They are harder to find than the halfpence

I would also say farthing. As well as the very wide rim the bust is just a little different.
Less than 1 inch farthing, over one inch HP.
Definitely a nice condition dug copper. Few as old come out as nice.

About the dump issue HP I hate to argue with anyone, but I'm looking at the Krause right now and, it is the smaller blank that is the dump issue. Not to mention the date.

From here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halfpenny_(British_pre-decimal_coin)

Soon after the accession of King George I (1714–1727) the surplus of copper coins was used up, and in 1717 a new contract was signed and a Royal Warrant issued for the production of a new halfpenny. The halfpennies struck in 1717 and 1718 looked slightly odd as they were smaller, thicker and somewhat lighter than the previous issues, weighing 9.4–10.3 grams with a diameter of 25–27 millimetres, but they were well-struck with high-relief features of the right-facing head of King George and the inscription GEORGIVS REX on the obverse, and Britannia with the inscription BRITANNIA and the date in the exergue beneath Britannia. The 1717–1718 issue is known as the dump halfpenny. For the 1719–1724 issue, the size of the coin was increased to 26–29 millimetres, though with the same weight of metal as before.

 

[Steve in PA]

Not over here.

I dig 20 KG halfpence to every KG farthing. Not sure why that is over here, you would think it would be the other way around with the lower denomination coin being the most common.

 

[Scrappy]

That's an awesome find!

 

[Old Dude]

Well I tried to be back on the road again, but I only lasted about 1 1/2, before my fall I would have hit that ground hard after finding a coin like that. There was no way I could sign up for div this spring I could never walk the fields all day, even though I found a Eagle plate at Spillman I wish I never walked to the back part of the woods and I would have never meet that tree LOL! Acl surgery is no fun.

Maybe your hunts aren't as long, but they certainly seem to be just as productive. Keep the location secret between you and your partner and the finds will wait for your complete return. Looking forward to your next great hunt

 

[CRUSADER]

I dig 20 KG halfpence to every KG farthing. Not sure why that is over here, you would think it would be the other way around with the lower denomination coin being the most common.

I only state the facts, don't try & justify them.

 

[Iron Patch]

Good question, I don't know what dump issue means. When you find out let me know

It's the first issue, 1717 1718 and 1719. They were less in diameter and thicker than the 2nd issue 1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1723, & 1724.

 

[baspinall]

Nice finds there. your a member of Southeastern Pennsylvania Historical Recovery Group correct? I haven't been to a meeting in a while. Need to get back.

Brian
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[Steve in PA]

I only state the facts, don't try & justify them.

I enjoy speculating on the reasons behind the facts. For instance, cut Spanish silver is common in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and southwestern Pennsylvania - but not in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey or New England. Why is that? Why are farthings more common than halfpence in the UK but not in the US? Observing these anomalies and speculating on the reasons behind them add another dimension to the hobby. Just like trying to ID that oddball relic.

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Fantastic coin! The condition is unreal, congrats. I hope the road continues to be good to you.

 

[prolab69]

you may find some older maps on this site: historic map works . com

 

[johnnyblaze]

Holy moly that coin is in beautiful shape

Blaze

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

old road = old coppers