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COIN
Unique ID: LANCUM-89E0B7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A contemporary forgery of a George III half spade guinea, these were one of the most forged coins in the 18th century and also copied were used as gaming tokens and counters date will be 1780s-1800AD.The diameter is 16mm and the weight 0.92g.
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 1780
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.92 g
Diameter: 16 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 6th December 2016 - Tuesday 6th December 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Half guinea (gold)
Ruler/issuer: George III of the United Kingdom
Category: Modern
Type: Half-guinea: George III (S 3731 - 3737)
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Sefton (Metropolitan District)
District: Sefton (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Ince Blundell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD3203
Four figure Latitude: 53.51925344
Four figure longitude: -3.02705851
1:25K map: SD3203
1:10K map: SD30SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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