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TOKEN
Unique ID: HESH-F926A0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A heavily worn, corroded and reused 19th century penny - possibly of George IV. The coin is stamped / cut with the initials T R on both sides - one face is further augmented with drilled hollows forming a ring around the initials.
Inscription:
T R
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 15.67 g
Diameter: 34.1 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service; Object Entry Form: E. 000964
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Much Wenlock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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