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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-7CFCBD
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible coin. Possibly a worn halfpenny, possibly of George II (1727-1760), though, given its mass and thin flan, possibly a privately minted issue; the official issues span the period 1740-1754. Very worn and abraded.
Obverse description: Bust possibly left; all other detail lost.
Diameter: 27.1mm, Weight: 5.29gms
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 1740
Date to: Exactly AD 1754
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 5.29 g
Diameter: 27.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 8th September 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM40154
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: George II of Great Britain
Category: Modern
Type: Halfpenny: George II (S 3717 - 3719)
Obverse description: Bust possibly left
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Muckton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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