Hello all, I have a challenge for you cointalkers, the notably numismatically knowledgeable nobles: Help me identify this coin! Please? I've had this for a while (recently posted it in the 'Your Worst "I don't know WHY I own this!" Coin' thread. Well, I still own it because I'd love to know what it is. When looking very closely at the coin you can make out what appears to be a letter here and there...a "P", an "H" maybe... really hard. And nearly impossible to get a scan that helps (I don't have a camera with macro at the moment). The scans are showing a lot of green, which is almost completely unapparant when looking at the coin, it's simply a dark brown color. The diameter is exactly 3 cm. I don't know the weight right now. Looks and feels like old copper. On what I'm assuming is the obverse, you can see there is a bust facing to the right. Below it (difficult to see in the scan) you can make out what looks like an "8". On what's maybe the reverse, it looks to me like a person sitting on something, facing left. My best guess is a U.K. Farthing from the early 19th century. The head has a similar large, round shape with a small neck and Brittania is seated facing left on the reverse. From these difficult scans, does this look like anything familar to anyone here?
Great Britain Halfpenny, more likely (if its 30mm). 1799, 1806, or 1807. Its also possible that its a token of similar design.
It's a difficult leap to go with the Woods Hibernia idea. Here are some contrast adjusted and outlined copies of the coin in question. The reverse really makes me think Hibernia, but the obverse??? Here is a real Hibernia.
Come on guys, we all know that it is a class II 1804 silver dollar! Any fool can see that! By the way, I am putting up a lot on ebay, one bridge currently located in Brooklyn. Feel free to check out the pictures and bid away!
