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Dug up a 1760 King George II today...I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me!
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Great find! Is that she kind of counter stamp on the front of the coin?
Yes, it has some kind of counter stamp which was a bit of a downer, but I was still thrilled to dig it! Do you happen to know of any sites that track stamps and who might have made them?
Very nice find. Congrats!
Sweet!
Found that in Jersey?
I gotta get back out .
Been a few weeks.
Awesome hibernia copper! I think the counter stamp makes it a better find! More unique, the site you found it could hold some early silver too! Congrats and HH!
Nice find, I've one thats been soaking for Months, hard to find a real good one here with detail.
I wouldn't call that counterstamp a "downer" by any stretch. it could be really rare! Congrats on the unique coin! It's also Irish.
Someone on another site did some research and it seems this coin was owned by Sir Edward Gibbs, a British Army officer (Lieutenant General) who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
This coin was found in NJ, so it seems to match up.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbs
Man, you got a Hibernia!!
Good work!!
Great find! How awesome is that .... knowing who owned the coin at one time!