✅ SOLVED Thinking A KG III Half Penny?

[Thebigd81]

Weighs 7.6 grams unfortunately battery to calipers is dead. I saw no details until the rain soaked it then could see a bust and the back looks like Britannia. Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

 

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[DCMatt]

Maybe a KG I. Hard to say... You'll have to do better with the pictures and try to get a measurement.

Please keep your fingers out of the pics so your camera can focus correctly. Lay the coin flat on a medium dark, nonreflective surface. Preferably in natural light. Take a few angle shots as well.

 

[paleomaxx]

It's an 1806/1807 King George III half penny. They were struck to a much lower relief than the 1770's half pennies and wore out quickly. Most of the ones I find look like yours do between the circulation and ground action, but the smaller right-facing bust is a dead giveaway. Here's what it looked like initially:

 

[CRUSADER]

It's an 1806/1807 King George III half penny. They were struck to a much lower relief than the 1770's half pennies and wore out quickly. Most of the ones I find look like yours do between the circulation and ground action, but the smaller right-facing bust is a dead giveaway. Here's what it looked like initially:

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[erfranks]

sweet find could be kg or large cent, need weight and dia, that would help

 

[Thebigd81]

Thanks! I was thinking that's what it was

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