1773 Virginia halfpenny

I picked up this coin recently along with a lot of others, mostly tokens. I didn't have much light and didn't look too closely and when I bought it I thought it was French. When I got it home and could look at it I realized it was King George on it and I didn't recognize it. A little Googling says it is a 1773 Virginia halfpenny, supposedly the only British coin issued for the colonies. While there were reproductions made I think mine is original. It's in rough shape but that seems typical for these from what I can tell. Anyway it was a nice find and I didn't pay much for it.

 

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The picture is very fuzzy so I can't give an opinion on it.

Bruce

 

It's a scan and my scans are usually pretty good. That's just how it looks.

 

Oddly enough, the Virginia Half Penny is not that tough in Mint State from a hoard of 700 or so pieces that surfaced in the 1870s. It's actually unusual to see them heavily worn like this piece. Nice find!

This one is graded MS-63, R&B. It was graded 25+ years ago. It might be "better" now.

 

This is mine. I posted this in another thread about 5 years ago. Thought you might be interested.

 

I have one in similar condition, might even have been a ground find.

 

Might have changed the color, I edited the photo a little.