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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-0EB8AE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper coin. Milled coin, possibly a private issue and probably Irish, possibly a halfpenny of /under George III (1760-1820). The rim now stands proud of the flan, and is indented to give a cabled effect on the obverse side only, perhaps signalling conversion of coin to keepsake.
Obverse description: Bust right.
Reverse description: Crowned harp left.
Diameter: 24.5mm, Weight: 6.77gms, die axis: 6
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 1760
Date to: Exactly AD 1820
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.77 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 5th June 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM39610
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: George III of the United Kingdom
Category: Modern
Type: Irish: coin of George III, copper
Obverse description: Bust right
Reverse description: Crowned harp left.
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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