two halfs don’t make a hoard

Today I braved the cold for an hour or so and found two Half Pennies within 50 feet of each other.  One is a George the Fifth from 1931 and the other his son, George the Sixth, circa 1944. Here’s how they’ve faired over 70-80 years in the soil:

 

And here’s how they looked newly circulated:

They could have been dropped by the same person, but we’ll never know… Still interesting to find two different ha’pennies on the same visit that are also two different kings, and both a ‘George.’

The reverse of George VI’s coin has the Golden Hind on it:

 

 

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