Post Colonial Copper, Need help to ID

[Roadquest]

I've had this old copper for maybe two years. Every now and then I will get it out and try to id
it. Looking in the Red Book tonight. To the right above the head seem to be ( 11 ) and then
R E theres more there. I need to clean it to get more detail. How should I clean it?
On the back to the left is BRI to the right is NIA. The date seems to be 1787?
Here are a couple of pictures. The best I can do with the camera I have.
Thanks for any help you can give me with this coin.

Clayton

 

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[Mackaydon]

The top pic is the image of Britannia, the female figure that symbolizes Great Britian or the British Empire.
GEORGIVS .-II . REX .
Laureate, cuirassed bust left
BRITAN_NIA .
Britannia seated left, branch upward in right hand, spear in left, shield at side, date in exergue

Similar in design to the farthing shown on this page: http://www.beastcoins.com/World/GreatBritain/GreatBritain.htm

 

[Iron Patch]

It's a halfpenny.

Probably 1737 if the last digit is a 7 and not a 3. Hard to tell.

 

[CRUSADER]

It's a halfpenny.

Probably 1737 if the last digit is a 7 and not a 3. Hard to tell.

agreed, looks like it

 

[snizzard]

it looks like a connecticut cent from 1787/88. Their are many varieties, i can't tell which one this is.
http://www.coins2.com/imgsearch/fug...-32-5-aa-Rarity-4-Draped-Bust-Left-FNDE-.html

 

[Iron Patch]

it looks like a connecticut cent from 1787/88. Their are many varieties, i can't tell which one this is.
http://www.coins2.com/imgsearch/fug...-32-5-aa-Rarity-4-Draped-Bust-Left-FNDE-.html

The only question is the date. It's definitely a British George II Halfpenny.

 

[Roadquest]

Thanks everyone. I'm using what you post here to find out more about it.
It's interesting to me to find out just what type coin it is. I hope I can nail
the date on it.

 

[Iron Patch]

Thanks everyone. I'm using what you post here to find out more about it.
It's interesting to me to find out just what type coin it is. I hope I can nail
the date on it.

If you're sure the last digit is 7, it's 1737.

George II halfpennies date 1729-1754. You have the young bust which was not in use by 1747, so there's only one possible date... 1737.

 

[Roadquest]

Thanks everyone. I'm using what you post here to find out more about it.
It's interesting to me to find out just what type coin it is. I hope I can nail
the date on it.

If you're sure the last digit is 7, it's 1737.

George II halfpennies date 1729-1754. You have the young bust which was not in use by 1747, so there's only one possible date... 1737.

Could this be it?

 

[Roadquest]

Another pic.

 

[Iron Patch]

Another pic.

That's a Farthing. (nickel in size)

 

[Roadquest]

My coin is larger than a quarter, a little smaller than fifty cent.
I will keep looking.

 

[Iron Patch]

My coin is larger than a quarter, a little smaller than fifty cent.
I will keep looking.

Ok I'm losing you here. It's a British George II Halfpenny.

 

[Mackaydon]

The George II half penny measured between 28 and 30 mm; the farthing: 22-24 mm.
The US quarter at 24.3 mm and the US half dollar at 30.6 mm.
As Iron Patch noted, yours is a half penny.

 

[Roadquest]

My coin is larger than a quarter, a little smaller than fifty cent.
I will keep looking.

Ok I'm losing you here. It's a British George II Halfpenny.

The site I got the pictures from said the coin in the picture was a British George II Halfpenny.
I admit I know very little about these coins. The Morgan silver dollars, I have a little knowledge
of. That doesn't help here. Thanks for identifying the coin. I was just trying to give a size comparison
of this coin.

 

[Roadquest]

Mackaydon,

Thanks for the measurements. Makes a lot more sence than the way I was
trying to describe it.

 

[Iron Patch]

My coin is larger than a quarter, a little smaller than fifty cent.
I will keep looking.

Ok I'm losing you here. It's a British George II Halfpenny.

The site I got the pictures from said the coin in the picture was a British George II Halfpenny.

You'll have to remember to avoid that site.