Whilst sorting, cataloging and scanning my coins, I came across British coins that have no denomination on. Their dates range from 1806 to 1858. After investigating I suspect that they are half pennies made in bronze and copper. I am in the process of learning to upload an image using this system but until then I am going to attempt to describe them: The 1806 one has George 111 on the obverse and Britannia on the reverse. It has a thin serrated line around the edge and has a greenish crust appearance. My avatar is an image of one of them. Can anyone confirm my suspicions?
weight will tell you what denomination--farthing 6.6 grms--halfpenny 13 grms--penny 18.9 grms--that is for the George 111-hope that helps
Using a digital scale both 1806s weigh in at 9 gms. Although a new scale it is probably inaccurate. Additional info is George (obverse) is facing right and Britannia (reverse) is facing left. When George is in the upright position Britannia is upside down and the diameter is 29 mm. Thank you for coming back to me, really appreciate it.
I have just managed to find a site that describes my coins. The edge has an incuse pattern around the centre of the entire circumference and weighs 9.3gms with a diameter of 28mm. They were minted by Mathew Boulton at the Soho mint. Once again thank you for your responses.
George IV Halfpence were issued after 14th November 1825. The new coins were smaller , the diameter of 28mm and weight of around 9.3 grams continuing until 1860. 28.0 mm 9.3 g Copper Halfpenny 29.0 mm 10.0 g Early Copper Halfpenny 30.5 mm 12.5 g 1799 Copper Halfpenny
Hi Davey I found the info on the following website: Values of Coins of England and Great Britain ('Coins of the UK') by Tony Clayton
