George II Half Penny found in foundation wall.

[Ed_DE]

I found a King George II Half Penny today when I was was scanning a fireplace foundation wall. It was a common practice to place a coin in the foundation of a newly constructed home to bring the home owner good luck. Not sure when the house was built. Probably around the late 1700 or early 1800's. I did scratch the coin when I removed it from the wall. I did some light cleaning on the coin to try to get a date. Maybe 1760?

Not sure if I want want to keep the coin or put it back at the house in the wall somewhere. I think about the person that placed the coin in the wall over 200 years ago would probably want it keep at the house.

 

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[Glen's Loyalists]

Well done.
That is an old head George II, so it was minted 1740 to 1754

 

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[Red-Coat]

Well done.
That is an old head George II, so it was minted 1740 to 1754

I couldn't be sure from the picture whether it was old bust or young bust, but the King’s name was spelled ‘GEORGIUS’ rather than ‘GEORGIVS’ during the period from 1740-1745 (using the old bust portrait) and I see a ‘V’ not a ‘U’. So, if it is old bust it will be 1746-1754.

 

[Ed_DE]

I did some more cleaning to try to get a date, but I can not make out what the date is.

 

[sprailroad]

If you can, go back a take a good picture of the remaining walls with the surrounding area, then keep the coin a picture together, kind of a really neat display. If someday those walls were knocked down in order to develop something, it would most likely be lost and gone forever.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Great find. I too would choose to keep it. Hopefully it brought the previous owner good luck. Now its your turn!

 

[cudamark]

I did some more cleaning to try to get a date, but I can not make out what the date is.

Sure looks like a 1760 to me also. Counterfeit maybe?

 

[Ed_DE]

You could be right cudamark. I took it to a local dealer and he said it looks casts [pot marks in metal] and the date is to large and wrong. The weight is 7.2g.
A George 2 typically weighs around 10.4 grams.

 

[Gare]

GREAT FIND !!!