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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-57D016
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy probable coin. Probably a milled Georgian halfpenny, possibly of George II (1727-1760) or George III (1760-1820), if so, from the flan size probably an issue of c. 1729-1775. No clear detail is discernible on either side
Diameter: 28.2mm, Weight: 6.48gms
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 1729
Date to: Exactly AD 1775
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.48 g
Diameter: 28.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41580
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)
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: Haxey
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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