Show lady godiva halfpenny half penny discovered in new york new york A lady godiva halfpenny worth a hundred times its original one cent value was discovered recently among coins tossed by tourists into the spanish wishing well in rockefeller centers sky gardens here the lady godiva coin struck in coventry england in 1792 bears up on one face the figure of lady godiva on horseback it was identified by howland wood president of the american numismatic society from piles of pennies nickels dimes and coins from china canada holland italy germany russia france great britain and the philippines oldest coin from the wishing well is a one cent piece cast by austria in 1777 for the northern provinces of italy which it controlled troll ed the is not valuable today |