I saw an earlier thread where a forum member found a nice 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar in the duct work of his home. I too have a similar story. While cleaning out my Grandmother's cold air return in her home about 40 years ago I found an English copper coin about the size of an American quarter. On the face around the rim was stamped , "Georgius II REX" with a bust view of the King looking left in the center. The reverse side had "Britannia" stamped around the rim with a seated figure in the center holding a staff of some type. The date below the figure was "1749" . The coin has a lot of wear and obviously changed hands many times. What denomination might this be? Reading the other thread makes me wonder just how many folks dropped coins and had them roll into a hot or cold air register. I also found a small little toy car and a pencil stub. Greg
The size sounds right for a half-penny, and KM#579.2 has George II facing left, and seated Britannia (the allegorical spirit of Britain) on the reverse above the date. It's listed at $3-120 for VG-XF in the 2002 3rd Ed. Standard Catalog of World Coins 18th Century volume. From your description I'd guess that you have a less than VG example that would probably be in a dealer's bargain bowl for no more than 2 for a dollar, and probably less.
http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/UnattributedCount.html does the coin look like this? I am thinking it is a KM 581.2 this particular coin was part of 800,000 regal 1749 halfpence that were shipped to Massachusetts in September of 1749 as partial payment for the colonists assistance with the expedition against Fort Louisbourg HERE is a better picture of it.
I wasn't aware that the time machine had been successfully developed that long ago. Aside from the fact that the OP described a George II coin, and your picture is of a George III coin, it's dated 35 years after1749!
Here is the coin found hiding in the duct work...the pictures aren't the best bet you get the idea. Another interesting find was this silver English coin dated 1788. My brother found it in a West Virginia stream while playing with his dog on a family picnic. Greg
The 1749 has the look to a farthing about it. Is the coin a little smaller than a quarter? If so, its a farthing. With a value of about $30 in (British system) Fine condition. This coin is obviously far from that, so it'll only be worth a few dollars. About the same value if its larger (then its a halfpenny). The silver piece is not english at all. Its a Spanish colonial Real. You have the reverse image upside-down.
Ardatirion, Thank you for the education and your patience with my lack of knowledge about the coins.. Greg
