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    • Ruler:George II of Great Britain
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D0D83A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
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A milled copper halfpenny of George II dated 1747. Obverse has laurelled bust facing left with GEORGIVS left of the bust and II REX right. The reverse  shows Britannia seated facing left with BRITAN left and NIA right. A green patina exists on both sides.
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'New Romney', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-10181D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
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Copper alloy coin. Probably a Georgian halfpenny, indeterminate milled issue of 1717-1806 retaining no discernible detail. The coin has been drilled twice with holes of diameter 1.5mm, one central, perhaps to make a button or a spinning toy, also bent. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1714-1806 Diameter: 28.4mm, Weight: 7.59gms
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-0DF42C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
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Copper alloy coins. Two milled halfpennies of George II (1727-1760), issue of 1729-1754 Obverse description: bust laureate cuirassed left. Obverse inscription: GEORGIVS  II REX Reverse description: Britannia seated left holding sprig aloft. Reverse inscription: BRITAN NIA Diameter: 28.3mm and Weight: 8.38gms and 28.0mm and 8.86gms [Combined weight: 17.24gms], die axes: 6
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NARC-366E7B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
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An incomplete copper alloy Halfpenny of George II (AD 1727-1760). Britannia seated left reverse. London mint. Diameter: 26.95mm, Thickness: 1.94mm, Weight: 6.2g The coin is missing portions of its outer flan.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-345CC1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
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A complete copper-alloy Irish Halfpenny of George II (AD 1727-1760). Thew obverse features the young laureate bust of George II facing left. The obverse reads 'GEORGIUS.II.REX'. The reverse is very worn but features a crowned harp and the legend reads 'HIBERNIA 1742', the year in which the coin was minted.  Reference: Dowle, A. and Finn, P. (1969). The Guide Book to the Coinage of Ireland: From 995 AD to the present day. Spink & Son Limited. pp: 88 Dimensions: Diameter 28.2mm, Thickness 1.6mm, Weight 7.24g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-34355B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
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A copper alloy halfpenny of George II (1727-1760) dating to 1729-1742. Obverse: young laureate bust of King George II facing left. Legend: GEORGIVS II [REX]. Reverse Britannia seated left. Legend: [BRITANNIA]. Date uncertain due to wear. Dimensions: Diameter 27.8mm, Thickness 1.7mm, Weight 7.21g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-FB5E71
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
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A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy Irish coin; A halfpenny of George II (AD 1683-1760), young head coinage, dating from AD 1736 - 1755, Spink. nos. 6605-6607.  The coin is very worn on both faces. The coin is 27.31mm diameter, 1.68mm in thickness and it weighs 6.58g.
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-683B6A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
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Copper alloy coin. Possibly a halfpenny of George II (1727-1760); if so, possibly a private issue as the flan size does not closely conform to that of official issues, the form seems irregular, the coin is extremely worn and also lightweight. Obverse description: bust left. All other detail lost. Diameter: 25.7mm, Weight: 3.75gms
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: BERK-7028CC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
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A copper-alloy Irish halfpenny of George II (AD 1727-1760). The coin is worn on both sides with traces of the bust on the obverse and harp on the reverse. The coin has two parallel bends turning it into a 'love token'.
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2023
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Record ID: BERK-70013E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
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A copper-alloy halpenny of George II (AD 1727-1760). The coin is completely worn on both sides. On the obverse there are the stamped letters "BT".
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-5ED555
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockport
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A copper-alloy halfpenny of George II dating to 1730. Obverse: laureate bust left. Legend: [GEORGIVS] II. Reverse: Britannia seated left. Legend: BRIT[AN]NIA. Dimensions: Diameter 28.1mm, Thickness 1.8mm, Weight 7.63g.
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: OXON-3C4D6A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
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A silver washed Post Medieval possible contemporary copy of a halfpenny of George II (AD 1727-1760). Reverse depicts Britannia depicted seat on the reverse with the date, (illegible), in exurge. Compare to Spink 3717. London mint. Spink (2000: 356). Coin is much chipped around the edge.
Created on: Friday 28th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2023
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Record ID: WREX-631DA9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
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Heavily worn Post Medieval copper alloy coin.  A halfpenny of George II, young bust dating 1729-1739 AD.  The obverse has the outline of a bust facing left with the legend largely illegible [GEORGIVS] II [REX].  The reverse has the faint outline of Britannia facing left; neither the legend nor the date survives.  The coin has been rubbed smooth and is slightly bent suggesting it may have been used as a love token. The coin has a dark brown patina. (Spink no: 3717). Measurements: Diameter: 26.9mm; Weight: 5.14g; Die axis: 6
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: SUR-5FAAF8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
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An extremely / deliberately worn copper alloy milled halfpenny of George II (1727-1760), uncertain date. The obverse bust has three incuse counterstamps over it in a vertical column: a lys, a number 3 and a letter M.
Created on: Thursday 18th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-FDF9FD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
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A copper alloy Post Medieval coin found embedded in a melted piece of lead. The coin is a half penny of George II dating from AD 1729 - 1754, and it is almost illegible. One edge of the coin is damaged. Spink number 3717 - 3719. The lead is irregularly shaped with rounded edges. One face has an impression of the bust from the coin in it, and there is a circular recess for the coin. The lead is not big enough to entirely cover the coin. The other face is undulating, and appears to be two or three pieces of lead incompletely melted together and puddled. There is no evidence of …
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-3FB837
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medieval coin; probably a halfpenny of George II or George III, which has been polished smooth, then engraved to turn it into a love token, dating from about AD 1760 - 1800, inscribed with what is assumed to be a date: 176[-], though it could have been made later in commemoration. The coin is the correct size for a halfpenny of George II or George III first issue, but there are no identifying details surviving. It has a lower mass than would be expected for an official coin, but this may be explained by the polishing which has removed all the design. One face…
Created on: Monday 10th October 2022
Last updated: Sunday 4th December 2022
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Record ID: IOW-9CACD3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
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Post Medieval copper alloy halfpenny of George II (AD 1727-1760), Young bust, AD 1730 (Spink 3717 - end date as of Spink 2003), London mint. Severely worn on both faces, some corrosion around the edges. Obverse: Laurelite bust facing left. Legend: Lost due to wear. Reverse: Britannia seated, facing left, right arm raised. Legend: Lost due to wear.
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 29th September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-0E2BFA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin. Milled halfpenny of George II (1727-1760), with a coppery hue, issue of 1729-1754, dated 1731 Obverse description: Bust laureate cuirassed left. Obverse inscription: [GEORG]IVS II REX Reverse description: Britannia seated left with sceptre and holding sprig, date in exergue: 1731. Reverse inscription: [--]NIA Diameter: 28.8mm, Weight: 8.87gms, die axis: 6
Created on: Friday 27th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 30th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: IOW-7C28BA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Copper alloy Post-Medieval halfpenny of George II (AD 1727-1760), young bust c.AD 1729-1739 (Spink 3717), London mint. Heavily worn on reverse face. Obverse: Young cuirassed bust, facing left. Inscription: GEORGIVS.II.REX Reverse: Britannia with date underneath, date lost to wear. Inscription: BRITANNIA
Created on: Tuesday 26th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NLM-AFE41B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Copper alloy coins. Four milled probably Georgian halfpennies, as deduced from their sizes as no clearly discernible detail remains on either side of any. Probably issues of 1719-1807 from their diameters: of 27.5mm, 227.7mm, 26.9mm and 28mm. Combined Weight: 26.24gms
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2022
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