bagerap Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 Interesting piece, a 1735 Geo III halfpenny. Apart from the anachronistic date, it's a very thin flan, 28.5 mm, 6.3 gr. Quote
oldcopper Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 53 minutes ago, bagerap said: Interesting piece, a 1735 Geo III halfpenny. Apart from the anachronistic date, it's a very thin flan, 28.5 mm, 6.3 gr. Interesting, looks like the Britannia is also in the George II 1729-39 style (the "rat" halfpenny) Quote
copper123 Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 That could get £50- £100 on ebay easy the americans love these forgeries. I sold a george II halfpenny with a 1777 date for quite a bit on ebay Quote
bagerap Posted September 28, 2020 Author Posted September 28, 2020 Thank you. Is this recorded or catalogued anywhere? Quote
Paddy Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 I can't see anything with that date in the Withers list, which is all I have to go on. Quote
bagerap Posted September 28, 2020 Author Posted September 28, 2020 Thanks Paddy. I think I'll give this a whirl on ebay as I have a cheap commission rate tonight. Quote
bagerap Posted September 28, 2020 Author Posted September 28, 2020 It has been on ebay for three hours with a starting price of £45, and the first bid is in. It's on for ten days, so it could get interesting. 2 Quote
mick1271 Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 On 9/28/2020 at 6:53 PM, copper123 said: That could get £50- £100 on ebay easy the americans love these forgeries. I sold a george II halfpenny with a 1777 date for quite a bit on ebay I had a George II farthing with a George III date a few years back . I think I got £10 on ebay for it (straight to the States ). Wasn't a particularly grade condition coin , but had an identifiable portrait and clear date . A decent return for a coin that came out of a dealers 50p tub . Quote
bagerap Posted September 30, 2020 Author Posted September 30, 2020 It is to my shame that I've had this for 53 years without noticing anything unusual. 2 1 Quote
copper123 Posted September 30, 2020 Posted September 30, 2020 5 hours ago, mick1271 said: I had a George II farthing with a George III date a few years back . I think I got £10 on ebay for it (straight to the States ). Wasn't a particularly grade condition coin , but had an identifiable portrait and clear date . A decent return for a coin that came out of a dealers 50p tub . Halfpennies are much more valueable than farthings - its a USA colonial coppers thing they love halfpennies 1 Quote
mick1271 Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, copper123 said: Halfpennies are much more valueable than farthings - its a USA colonial coppers thing they love halfpennies I hadn't noticed I said I got a tenner for it .I missed out a 0 .it was £100 ,I got for it lol. Any evasion halfpennies I have sold in the past always seem to end up in the US . Edited October 1, 2020 by mick1271 Quote
bagerap Posted October 8, 2020 Author Posted October 8, 2020 Well, that was an education. It stood for a few days at £80 and I was very well pleased, after which came an attack from an ID I recognised as an American dealer in U.S. Colonials. (Anything bearing the head of the Georges becomes< automatically "colonial.") He kindly boosted it to £137, whence I gratefully expected it to stay. After a day or so I began to think that if a dealer were prepared to push the price by $35, then maybe collectors might pile in. They did. Tonight @ 09.30 it sold for £ 204.86 and the purchaser paid three minutes later. 2 Quote
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