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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-403A32
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy probable coin. Milled halfpenny, from its size possibly of George I (1714-1727); if so, issue of 1717-1724. No detail remains on either side, and there is a possibility the images and legends have been deliberately erased. Very worn
Obverse description: Bust right. All other detail lost.
Diameter: 26.6mm, Weight: 6.61gms
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 1717
Date to: Exactly AD 1724
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.61 g
Diameter: 26.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th December 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41563
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Halfpenny
Ruler/issuer: George I of Great Britain
Mint or issue place: London
Category: Modern
Type: Halfpenny: George I (S 3659 - 3660)
Obverse description: Bust right
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 Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Low Burnham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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