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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CheetahCats, post: 893966, member: 23874&quot;]Pictured is a 1740 George II Halfpenny that I arrived yesterday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pursuant to <u>Numismatic Notes and Monographs, No. 135, Coinage for&nbsp; Colonial Virginia</u>, Eric P. Newman, (c)1956, pg.33, five George II Halfpenny&nbsp; specimens were discovered during the renovation of Colonial&nbsp; Williamsburg in Virginia; One dated 1738, the other dated 1740, and the remaining three undecipherable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Such a discovery confirms that at least one&nbsp; specimen of this type and year had been indeed in circulation sometime in&nbsp; Virginia&#039;s colonial times.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IMO areas of red coloring is a bit off kilter for the specimen, as its condition appears rather worn as opposed to it having been weakly struck.&nbsp; I surmise that sometime in the specimen&#039;s past it may have been rubbed, dipped, or cleaned, and a patina has since formed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Any comments and thoughts, especially about the coloring aspects, are appreciated and welcomed!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks, kindly</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>CheetahCats[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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