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<blockquote data-quote="Goldpick" data-source="post: 472531" data-attributes="member: 1695"><p>Congrats on the KG3 coin, I think you will find it is a large half penny vs a full penny, as there were none minted in 1799, only half pennies. KG3 hp's are often mistaken for regular pennies due to their large size, plus the pattern on the circumference of the coin is another giveaway that it is indeed a half penny. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Some interesting info from "Coins of the UK"</p><p></p><p>George III Half Penny:</p><p></p><p>I am often asked about penny coins dated 1799. These are always halfpennies which, being quite large, are frequently mistaken for pennies.</p><p></p><p>The first type similar to that of George II was issued from 1770 until 1775, and then there was a 24-year gap before Matthew Boulton struck a larger coin at the Soho Mint in 1799. The edge is interesting as it has an incuse pattern around the centre of the entire circumference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldpick, post: 472531, member: 1695"] Congrats on the KG3 coin, I think you will find it is a large half penny vs a full penny, as there were none minted in 1799, only half pennies. KG3 hp's are often mistaken for regular pennies due to their large size, plus the pattern on the circumference of the coin is another giveaway that it is indeed a half penny. :D Some interesting info from "Coins of the UK" George III Half Penny: I am often asked about penny coins dated 1799. These are always halfpennies which, being quite large, are frequently mistaken for pennies. The first type similar to that of George II was issued from 1770 until 1775, and then there was a 24-year gap before Matthew Boulton struck a larger coin at the Soho Mint in 1799. The edge is interesting as it has an incuse pattern around the centre of the entire circumference. [/QUOTE]
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