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« on: August 16, 2011, 06:23:38 PM »
hi guys and gals i found this in a field near the bronze age burial site in aberdare yesterday .
gave it a good clean up and it looks like an aliens head and the letter S on the bottom right of it to me lol?
anyone know what this is??









i was thinking a token of some kind cos im sure i read about some employer years ago paying miners with tokens and vouchers they could only spend in HIS shop ? im totaly lost on this one??
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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2011, 07:26:24 PM »
My very rough guess would be a Georgian Irish half penny. Can't say what George though?

Dunno if that helps?  Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2011, 07:30:19 PM »
Quote from: Jon1987 on August 16, 2011, 07:26:24 PM
My very rough guess would be a Georgian Irish half penny. Can't say what George though?

Dunno if that helps?  Smiley

I think your guess is as good as any Jon! Does look like there might be a harp shape there, but very little to go on.
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« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2011, 07:33:57 PM »
The "harp shape" was what I based my whole guess on lol. Plus it looks typical Georgian worn copper.  It's amazing how much they wear in the ground.
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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2011, 04:10:39 PM »
H.F.
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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2011, 04:49:14 PM »
company shop token maybe,nothing much to go off.
or blank disc.
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2011, 05:57:06 PM »
Quote from: Jon1987 on August 16, 2011, 07:33:57 PM
The "harp shape" was what I based my whole guess on lol. Plus it looks typical Georgian worn copper.  It's amazing how much they wear in the ground.

I think they must have been very worn when lost, or maybe were even thrown away because they were so worn they were no longer accepted as coinage.
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« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2011, 04:40:09 PM »
ive found an identical item, turned out to be a georgian halfpenny!
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