Dirt Fishing (Metal Detecting) in Connecticut - April 7th, 2012

aloldstuff link=topic=9603.msg109104#msg109104 date=1334867751 said:
Very nice video and 2 reale. I have never heard the term dump issue. What exactly is the meaning of that?
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/dʌmp/ Show Spelled[duhmp] Show IPA
verb (used with object) 1. to drop or let fall in a mass;

Soon after the accession of King George I (1714–1727) the surplus of copper coins was used up, and in 1717 a new contract was signed and a Royal Warrant issued for the production of a new halfpenny. The halfpennies struck in 1717 and 1718 looked slightly odd as they were smaller, thicker and somewhat lighter than the previous issues, weighing 9.4–10.3 grams with a diameter of 25–27 millimetres, but they were well-struck with high-relief features of the right-facing head of King George and the inscription GEORGIVS REX on the obverse, and Britannia with the inscription BRITANNIA and the date in the exergue beneath Britannia. The 1717–1718 issue is known as the dump halfpenny. For the 1719–1724 issue, the size of the coin was increased to 26–29 millimetres, though with the same weight of metal as before.
 
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