Michael-Roo

I thought it worth reviving this one to show another 1698 halfpenny recently acquired. As has been previously mentioned here, these are very difficult to find, particularly in decent grades, having been struck for three months only. It pays to keep one's eyes peeled…

Cheers Stu. Elsewhere, I continue to look forward to your return.... 😉

Here's another relatively recent 1701 find I'm rather pleased with. As for Vs on the obverse, large zero reverse.

That's a beauty.

Here's one I found last year, GV over B on the obverse. Extremely rare in any grade.

Indeed! 🙂

I'm pretty sure they were struck more often than on a weekly basis.... It does exist. I know my 17th century copper well enough to confirm the letter is an I, and which is even more obvious 'in hand'. I see people listing 1700 and 1701 on ebay, stating their coins to be the rare unbarred As variety. Unbarred is the norm. As with bars are the ones to look out for.

Here’s a recent find I thought I should share with the group. 1701 halfpenny with an obverse reading of IERTIVS for TERTIVS and, as far as I know, previously unrecorded. My initial, and obvious, thought was die fill on the crossbar of the T, but on closer inspection I see no evidence of a bar, and the letter is an exact match for the I in GVLIELMVS but not the second T in TERTIVS.

Halfpenny varieties also no longer loads.

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Agreed, PMD. It has clipped the outer curve of the upper loop too.

Terry, Here's something I came across earlier this evening which I thought may interest you.

Thank you!

I have a 13 width. How unusual is this?

Thanks Chris, yes indeed, though sought rather than found. 😉