Looking for info on the following type of coin.  The coin was surface
collected by a private individual from an undocumented, domestic site dating
1820-1875 along the Maumee River below the Fallen Timbers battlefield
monument in northwest Ohio. It almost assuredly pre-dates the 1820-1775
domestic occipation. The coin is silver measuring 15.7mm in diameter and 0.8
mm in thickness (about the size of a U.S. dime). It is heavily worn in
certain areas on the obverse and reverse sides. It is British with a date of
1790 on the obverse side.  The obverse side also has a bust of George III
facing right. The legend partially reads: ""CAR  ?VS . III" / ???????IA
(probably BRITANNIA). Located to the left of the bust is a machine-drilled
hole of about 2mm in diameter, probably used by a Native American as a
pendant. Does anyone have any information on the type and denomination of the
coin or know of any good publications dealing with British coins during the
reign of George III (1764-1815).
 
If it will help, I can send an a jpeg image of the coin as an attachment to
an e-mail message, if this will help.
 
Pat Tucker