Here is a rather old coin with the patenia of age all over it. What would you say it was and what grade might it be in? Pretty bad I reckon too. Thanks Bone
This is, if you dont all ready know, a 1723/2 Wood's Hibernia (Halfpenny?). Pretty sure on the Halfpenny part. You can see a dot lower right of the three indicating the overdate. As for the grade, I am not one to know Colonial Issues much, but I would call it a nice F-12 specimen, but with the corrosion, I would say it would net grade to G-4. Everything of the coin is well outlined in detail.
Yes, I knew it was a WH 1/2 Penny but didn't know about the overdate. Thanks for the additional information. BTW, I'm just messing with Speedy B
Actually to give him time to ponder and answer before I release the final grade. In this case there will be no final gradde though. Bone
The William Wood coinage from Ireland is of interest to British Commonwealth coin collectors such as myself.I have got an example of a Farthing & a Halfpenny.Has anyone read Jonathan Swift's 'Draper's Letters'? It is this story that is connected to the Wood's Irish coinage,which was rejected by the Irish & exported to the British colonies in America,where it would be in circulation along side the Rosa Americana coinage,which was also struck at William Wood's mint.If anyone has a copy of the pink Coincraft catalogue,it will have more information about the Wood's coinage from Ireland & its connection to 'Draper's Letters' in there. King George I ruled from 1714 until 1727. Aidan.
