Large cent?

[rykroll]

It was dug out of the Chesapeake bay it's pretty thin and about 1 1/16" diameter. You can make out some shadows but I'm not 100 percent shore

 

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[PaddyB]

Not much to go on but I would guess a George III Irish Halfpenny dated 176?. In this condition not worth a lot!

 

[rykroll]

How can you tell its a George III Irish half penny?

 

[TrpnBils]

I don't know about the denomination but I would guess some kind of KG coin also based on how thin it is

 

[rykroll]

Awesome that made my day I have never found one before thank you

 

[PaddyB]

How can you tell its a George III Irish half penny?

Largely going on the "ghost" image I think I can make out on the first image, which definitely looks George III, and the size seems right for a Halfpenny. With that in mind I believe I can make out the remains of the top of the harp on the reverse - hence Irish. Finally at the base of the reverse I believe I can see a 6 - there are a number of Irish Halfpennies in the 1760s which were used a lot in the colonies before independence, but the English coins are dated 1771 to 1775 and so contain no 6s.

With the thinness of the metal it could also be an American made copy of an original Irish halfpenny - many of these were made in the lead up to Independence and form a collectin passion all of their own! Having said that, the condition is still too poor to give it much value.

 

[rykroll]

Still awesome thank you

 

[DCMatt]

Nice find!