Can someone identify this coin for me

Fighting Irish · 12-07-2009 1:51pm #1

One side is in decent condition, the other side is crap. Its a skinny coin compared to coins around now. I can make out "17" on one side.

robbie_998 · 12-07-2009 1:55pm

well that 17 looks like its part of a year for the date on the coin

but where its from ? i'd say UK

dunno what amount it is

Fighting Irish · 12-07-2009 2:00pm

OK i think i found it

http://www.ringramcoins.com/5G1700.htm

or actually maybe out

Fighting Irish · 12-07-2009 2:02pm

or maybe, haha i can't make my mind up

Drakmord · 12-07-2009 2:03pm

Fighting Irish wrote: »

OK i think i found it

http://www.ringramcoins.com/5G1700.htm

or actually maybe out

I don't think that's it

Fighting Irish · 12-07-2009 2:06pm

Drakmord wrote: »

I don't think that's it

Ye its not

spurious · 12-07-2009 2:25pm

Looks like it's certainly British.
The pattern we can see is quite like this one, though I doubt it's a half guinea.

Fighting Irish · 12-07-2009 2:32pm

spurious wrote: »

Looks like it's certainly British.
The pattern we can see is quite like this one, though I doubt it's a half guinea.

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spurious · 12-07-2009 2:33pm

George III?

http://www.ukcoinpics.co.uk/g3/index.html

spurious · 12-07-2009 2:35pm

Fighting Irish wrote: »

?

The 'coat of arms' pattern - is the image not showing?
Previously the four coats of arms were separate but from what I can see, in the reign of George III they were amalgamated into one.
See the examples of the quarter and five guineas coins.
No idea what denomination it is though, sorry.

spurious · 12-07-2009 2:38pm

Is there any way you could clean it up a bit?

brightkane · 12-07-2009 2:44pm

I know nothing about coins, but would tracing it like u did when you were a kid be an option to see if its any clearer,

put a white sheet of paper over it and gently use a pencil or crayon to make an impresison?

Hagar · 12-07-2009 2:50pm

It could be a George III Quarter Guinea

Fighting Irish · 12-07-2009 3:12pm

spurious wrote: »

Is there any way you could clean it up a bit?

Soak it in olive oil seems to be the least harsh way of doing it?

Fighting Irish · 13-07-2009 1:11am

Its pretty much the exact same diameter as a euro 50c at about 24mm diameter.
The coin is very skinny, i'd say less than 1mm thickness

Fighting Irish · 13-07-2009 4:16am

I can see the coin more clearly now, and i think its this one

http://www.ringramcoins.com/HG1778.htm

Can anyone see any reason why it would not be this one?

spurious · 13-07-2009 4:20am

Fighting Irish wrote: »

Its pretty much the exact same diameter as a euro 50c at about 24mm diameter.
The coin is very skinny, i'd say less than 1mm thickness

From Wikipedia:
George III
George III, 1775 Guinea
George III, Spade Guinea, 1795

The guineas of George III weighed 8.4 g and were 24 mm in diameter, with an average gold content (at the time of the 1773 assay) of 0.9146. They were issued with six different obverses and three reverses in 1761, 1763–79, 1781–99, and 1813. All the obverses show right-facing busts of the king with the legend GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA with different portraits of the king. The reverse of guineas issued between 1761 and 1786 show a crowned shield bearing the arms of England+Scotland, France, Ireland and Hanover, with the legend M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E date ("King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire"). In 1787 a new design of reverse featuring a spade-shaped shield was introduced, with the same legend; this has become known as the Spade Guinea.

It's in terrible condition, so probably not worth a lot, but if it is a George III guinea, it's a nice find. Did you dig it up?

Can someone identify this coin for me

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