Copper 1/2 penny, Great Britain, 1781. 2012.84.5

Physical Description

• Axis: 6

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 6.583
  • Diameter (in mm): 27.1

Typological Description

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

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1781
• Denomination: 1/2 penny
• Material: Copper

• Authority

  • Portrait: George III, 1738-1820

• Geographic

  • Region: Great Britain
  • Locality: Ireland

• Obverse

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

• Reverse

  • Legend: [HIBERN]IA/ 17 -- 81
  • Type: Crowned harp.

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 5.pl.1,2

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2012.84.5
• Department: North American
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Ex Dr. Charles S. Horn

Notes

• Double legends, probable cast, edge eaten. Contemporary counterfeit. Believed to have come from the Sept. 2, 1785 wreck of the "Faithful Steward." Collected in the 1930s by Dr. Horn. 101.6 grains.

Rights

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