Coin

Object Name:: Coin
Object ID:: 1975.071.02
Place of Origin:: England
Date:: 1816
Description:: Coin. Silver, one shilling, 1816. Belonged to Joseph Wingate (1751-1828). Obverse: profile bust of George III with text around perimeter: "GEOR:III D:G: BRITT:REX F:D: / 1816". Reverse: British coat of arms with text around perimeter: "HONI SOIT Q MAL Y PENSE". Reeded edge.
Material:: Metal
Silver
Dimensions:: D-0.05 Dia-0.9 inches
Provenance:: Originally owned by Joseph Wingate (1751-1828) of Hallowell, ME. His widow, Judith (Carr) Wingate (1759-1844) sent the coin and two silver knee buckles owned by Rev. Paine Wingate (1703-1787) to Joseph C. A. Wingate (1830-1905) during the 1830s. Joseph C. A. Wingate gave them to his nephew, Dana J. P. Wingate (1891-1918) in 1892, who left them to his sister Mabel Wingate (1886-1983), the donor.
Credit Line:: Gift of Mabel Wingate
People:: Wingate, Joseph (1751-1828), Wingate, Judith (1759-1844), Pickering, John (1777-1846), Wingate, John (1781-1831), Wingate, Joseph C. A. (1830-1905), Wingate, Dana J. P. (1891-1918), Wingate, Mabel (1886-1983)