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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-B503AD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy coin. Possibly a halfpenny of George I (1714-1727), possibly a private issue.
Obverse description: Bust right; indistinct trace of legend. All other detail lost.
Diameter: 28.2mm, Weight: 7.27gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1714
Date to: Exactly AD 1727
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 7.27 g
Diameter: 28.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33829
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: George I of Great Britain
Category: Modern
Type: Halfpenny: George I (S 3659 - 3660)
Obverse description: Bust right; indistinct trace of legend
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: Farnham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE3660
Four figure Latitude: 54.03473382
Four figure longitude: -1.45184425
1:25K map: SE3660
1:10K map: SE36SE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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