Three unknown coppers

hunterV3

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Couldn't pass these up for the price, but have no idea what they are.
Any help would be appreciated.

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Bottom right depends on which way the bust faces. If left British King George II, right George III.
 

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Top right is similar to this Austrian Netherlands 2 Liards. It maybe be the same idea, just a different King.

Thinking these are either the Spanish or Austrian Netherlands, or possibly Belgium. I'll look through my books later if no one answers.
 

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Good call. I never have figured out the history of the Austrian Netherlands tho. :icon_scratch: One of those royal inheritance things I guess.
 

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It looks like a 1 liard approx. 1750, A 2 liard approx 1778. Even with a magnifying glass, I can't make out a left or right facing bust on the King George. Thanks for the help. Couldn't pass these up for $6.
 

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Lucas said:
Good call. I never have figured out the history of the Austrian Netherlands tho. :icon_scratch: One of those royal inheritance things I guess.
YES YES THEY CONFUSE ME ALL THE TIME!!! :icon_scratch:
Johann Theodor Prince-Bishopric of Liège

John Theodore of Bavaria (* September 3, 1703; † January 27, 1763 in Liège), a son of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria and Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska and a grandson of King John III Sobieski of Poland, was prince-bishop of Liège from 1744 to 1763. He had been a member of the cathedral chapter since 1738, and during his time as bishop also ruled over the bishoprics of Freising (from 1727) and Regensburg (from 1719). In 1743, John Theodore was made a cardinal. He was the last representative of the Wittelsbach family to occupy the bishopric of Liège. In March 1761, shortly after the death of his elder brother Clemens August, the Pope Clement XIII rejected his succession as Archbishop and Prince-Elector of Cologne because the pope entertained some doubt on John Theodore's moral conduct.
He was also a great hunter and patron of music (he played the violincello himself) and theatre, holding a splendid court at Liège. He had affairs with several women despite his clerical status and was liked by the inhabitants of the bishopric. Asthmatic and tubercular, he gave into the advice of his doctor Steppler (a German from Munich), who pretended that his sickness originated from coal vapours. He thus went for regular stays in Germany, though this did not improve his health.
 

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hunterV3 said:
It looks like a 1 liard approx. 1750, A 2 liard approx 1778. Even with a magnifying glass, I can't make out a left or right facing bust on the King George. Thanks for the help. Couldn't pass these up for $6.

YES SECOND LOOKS LIKE MARIA THERESA COIN
 

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hunterV3 said:
Couldn't pass these up for the price, but have no idea what they are.
Any help would be appreciated.

Probably very late to the game but I noticed the upper left coin as a 1 Liard that is Belgium from Liege. It was a 3-yr run of these coins from my understanding, from 1750-1752.
http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5432.mobile.html
Just finished collecting my set... still, though, need to find a better shape 1752 since mine has a hole in the middle. Great collection btw...
 

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I tyhink the coin on the bottom right (next tothe quarter) is a British penny circa late 1790's to early 1800's. Here is a picture of one. Not sure if the size matches, but the image looks close. Other coins may be early British as well.
 

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This image looks a lot closer to the coin on the bottom right. It's another early British penny.
 

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