{"id":198,"date":"2025-10-10T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/?p=198"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:38:16","slug":"george-ii-halfpenny-of-1746","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/george-ii-halfpenny-of-1746\/","title":{"rendered":"George II halfpenny of 1746"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A halfpenny of George II minted in 1746.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Found during the <a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/rallies\/rally\/id\/613\">Tower of London Thames Foreshore 2025 Survey<\/a> and accessioned into the Tower\u2019s collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme (<a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1244781\">LON-3352F0<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Found 10 October 2025<br>ID: 90019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a48ad2aa0b54&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a48ad2aa2015&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a48ad2aa2015\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3622-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3622-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3622-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3622-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3622-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3622-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A halfpenny of George II minted in 1746. 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