Copper 1/2 penny, Great Britain, 1775. 2012.84.23

Physical Description

• Axis: 7

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 7.227
  • Diameter (in mm): 27.9

Typological Description

• Object Type: F
• Date Range: 1760 - 1820

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1775
• Denomination: 1/2 penny
• Material: Copper

• Authority

  • Portrait: George III, 1738-1820

• Geographic

  • Region: Great Britain

• Obverse

  • Legend: GEORGIVS. -- III. REX.
  • Type: Laureate bust to r.

• Reverse

  • Legend: BRI[TAN -- N]IA./ 1775
  • Type: Britannia seated to l.

Findspot Description

Findspot

• Findspot: Rehoboth, Delaware (on "Coin Beach")

References

• Citation: Moore, Roger A., and Wayne H. Shelby, "Faithful Steward "Coin Beach" Finds by one individual, C4 Newsletter, Fall 2011, p. 5-11.
• Reference: MooreandShelby 23

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2012.84.23
• Department: North American
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Ex Dr. Charles S. Horn

Notes

• Rusted, non-regal. Contemporary counterfeit. Believed to have come from the Sept. 2, 1785 wreck of the "Faithful Steward." Collected in the 1930s by Dr. Horn. 111.3 grains.

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States