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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 701074, member: 4703&quot;]Let&#039;s play detective.</p><p><br /></p><p>Clue A - <blockquote><p>There is an uncrowned King facing right, and Britannia faces left.&nbsp; That limits our choices to a James, a couple of Williams, and a couple of Georges; and a denomination of no more than 2 pence.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Clue B -<blockquote><p>The letters &quot;EOR&quot; are clearly visible on the left side.&nbsp; That gets rid of the James/William possibilities.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Clue C -<blockquote><p>There are no wide delineated borders around the bust or Britannia.&nbsp; That eliminates 2 pence as a denomination.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Clue D -<blockquote><p>Although it can&#039;t be determined which side has the date, there does not appear to be an exurge line at the bottom of the reverse, which reduces the potential Georges to Mad George III, and the mintage years to 1806-07.</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Clue E -<blockquote><p>The diameter of the coin, which we don&#039;t know, would conclusively determine the denomination.&nbsp; As closely as I can measure the pictures in the SCWC with a pair of metal calipers: <ul> <li>Farthings approximated 21mm</li> <li>Halfpennies approximated 29mm</li> <li>Pennies approximated 35mm</li> </ul> </p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Conclusion - Copper, George III, 1806-07, farthing, halfpenny or penny depending on diameter.</p><p><br /></p><p>So tell us Half Dollar - what do you have?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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