1/4 Victoria penny--1840s

[Merf]

I hunted in the woods today not far from where I found the 1865 two cent piece and found this cut English penny. I did a lot of google searches and found that it is a Victoria penny from the 1840s or possibly 1850s.
I guess a penny was worth a lot back then but I did not know that they cut them. The different colors of the pictures are due to different camera settings.
The picture of the front is the true color. HH

[bigjohn]

neet find

[Merf]

Good advice Boobie, thnx. I want to hit those woods again whenever I get the chance. Hate to see winter closing in but spring will be fun too.

[KenPa]

very nice merf

[INDY]

Neat find Merf

[Merf]

Thanks, That is my oldest find so far. I hope to get back there this week.

[I_Luv_Silver]

It would be interesting to find out what was there in the past. Maybe it wasn't woods at all. Might have been the site of trade of some type. I wonder what they used to cut the pieces back then.
Nice find!

[Merf]

I hope to go back there tomorrow. I would guess that they used a sharp ax and a heavy hammer to cut the coin. It is not a very precise cut and It is a thick coin.

[INDY]

OK I have a question...WHY was the coin cut, what was the purpose of cutting the coin?

[geo]

my grand father would use a penny to pound into his loose axe handles and pv handles before soaking in water, before use. he was a logger in 1890-1930. in n wi. maybe thats what they were using the 1/4 cents for. george