Guest sue Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 you guys here are so helpful i just wanted to ask wether you would know if apart from chinese coins which have a hole in them. were there any british coins made with a square hole in? even if they were just kind of tokens or made in the times when there was not a lot of copper coinage, even forgeries of some sort!!. its just that i have come across two and they are identical with square holes in but i cant make out a single detail on either! i have not found them together by the way; they were in different places but they are the same size as a halfpenny and one looks like its copper the other looks like a tin with a bronze coating, they are the same thickness as a halfpenny too. just wanted to ask as i know you lot "are in the know" so to speak. cheers for reading and happy new year to you all! Quote
Master Jmd Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 They do sound like the Chinese type to me...they are about the size of a halfpenny...Like this: Linky? Quote
Chris Perkins Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 They could be what's left of tin halfpennies, with copper plugs, with the copper squarish plug fallen out. Quote
Master Jmd Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 They could be what's left of tin halfpennies, with copper plugs, with the copper squarish plug fallen out. Hmm...hadn't thought of that... Quote
Guest sue Posted December 31, 2004 Posted December 31, 2004 i will attempt to post pics of them for you to see and maybe solve the mystery for me, in the meantime would any of you know where i could find out a bit more info on this coin as i have also got one of these coins too! is it an english coin do you think?where could i get more info on it?i really dont know where to look a friend emailed this sheet to me but it doesn,t really tell me anything concrete about the coins origin! Quote
Guest sue Posted January 1, 2005 Posted January 1, 2005 here is a pic of the two coins????? with the square holes or are they? please note that all my coins i find in the ground so they are not too pretty but i love and cherish them! i have put a half penny in to show the size and i value your thoughts, im am not sure on these two, but to find two is perplexing and i have found many george 2nd and third coins, they just may of been used as emergency coinage. like perhaps the token in my earlier thread. kindest regards sue Quote
Emperor Oli Posted January 1, 2005 Posted January 1, 2005 Chinese Cash Coins I said instinctively, but why would there be Chinese coins in the ground of the UK. I think Chris has got the right idea, but I don't know how big the plugs are compared to the rest of the coin Quote
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