These are some of better copper coins that we have found. A lot never make it to this page as they are in such poor condition.
James l 1603-1625
Farthing
Charles l Rose farthing 1640
Another one for Angie
I don’t think many are dug as the signal it gave off when I tested it was awful
sounded just like a rusty nail
But Angie pulled it out!!!!
xlt 29/3/02
1694 William & Marry Farthing these are rare
17th Century copper coins.
Most copper coins of this period I've found are in a similar poor state
1755 copper penny
George II
1742 copper halfpenny
George II
George II copper Penny
Although I can’t make out the date,
it's on this page as it has a crown and MG stamped on it. I'm unsure what the MG stands for, can anyone help?
dfx 04/01/03
Angie, found this George III Penny
Like most copper coins of this period it needed careful cleaning.
when it was dug you could hardly see anything on it,
although you can’t make the date out I think its around the 1770s
xlt 29/3/02
17th Century copper coins.
15/04/02 xlt & dfx
1806 George III Penny
1806 George III Penny
1804 George III Penny
1826 George IV Farthing
dfx 06/05/02
George III Penny
dfx 29/3/02
dfx 15/04/02
dfx 07/08/02
1797 George III
Cartwheel penny
xlt 16/09/02
1797 George III Cartwheel penny this coin came from farmland
it's in a very sorry state
xlt 27/10/02
The Cartwheel coin of 1797
The coin was issued for several years with no change in date.
A new design George III Copper penny was issued between 1806 and 1808 weighing 18.9g.
Remarkable for its sheer size the Cartwheel 1d and 2d were struck to be worth
their respective weight in copper.
At the time an ounce of copper was worth a penny.
One can easily imagine how the users of this coin would have been a little unflattering. Imagine trying to carry more than 4 or 5 of these coins!
The penny weighs a full ounce (28.3g) and has a diameter of 36mm. The even bigger 2-penny version weighs 2 ounces (56.6g).
Cartwheels were only issued during the reign George III 1760-1820.
1797 George III Cartwheel penny
1797 George III Cartwheel penny
these two came from the same hole
Love token
This is a Love token from the 17th century
It was bent to show the mans love for a maiden
Irish half penny dates about 1769 ish
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