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1754 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny. 165.2 grains.Choice Very Fine, struck on an amazingly thick planchet – one that actually weighs MORE than a regal halfpence of George II. Bold legends and date, and sharp design detail, cleanly circulated. The reverse is distinct in showing a large raised centering dot, where a compass was used to lay out the legends, but now gives Britannia an “outie†belly button. Pleasing light brown, typical small marks from circulation but nothing too detracting. From a family that is known but has not been published (only a couple George II families were done in the first book). The weight suggests this may have been made early – and though it is heavier than a regal coin, it would have still made a profit for the counterfeiter since it contained just over a farthing’s worth of actual copper. This is likely part of a larger family, many dated 1754, that tend to weigh over 120 grains, a group that includes the coin in the following lot.From the 1995 C4 sale, where this was Lot 569 (and there with a weight of 164.9 grains); no lot ticket from that sale, but easily plate matched.
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Box 6400, Austin, Texas, 78762, United States
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Kevin Vinton, P.O. Box 771, Danbury CT 06813-0771 email: kevin@indeetlib.com phone: 203-305-4710
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