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1773 Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Simian Family. 20.6 grains.
Currency:USD
Category:Coins & Paper Money
Start Price:25.00 USD
Estimated At:NA
SOLD
60.00USD+ buyer's premium (12.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 20 @ 20:24UTC-6 : CST/MDT
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1773 Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Simian Family. 20.6 grains.Strong Very Fine, another choice Simian farthing, also in late die states. The obverse legend is bold, save for the EX of REX which is gone, and the king’s bust shows all the hair and armor detail; the detail is quite amazing considering there is a large diagonal diebreak from just above the king’s nose, across his face and to his neck. Other diebreaks can be seen at the upper left and top, and what appears to be an extra set of denticles between GEORGIVS and the head. The reverse is similar, with NIA missing, mostly due to die state, the rest of the legend and date sharp. The seated Britannia is strong, with detail in her gown and the teardrop shaped shield. The reverse is also from a late die state, with many diebreaks around BRITAN, in front of the face and around the pole arm. It is amazing that both dies stayed intact without shattering, especially as these ridiculously thin planchets would not have provided much cushioning effect from the dies slamming together in the press. Also from the 1995 C4 convention sale, lot 560, where the cataloguer suggested that it might be of American origin – something long since disproven, and the entire “Crude = American†hypothesis has been tossed on the rubbish heap of history. The Simians were made in England, likely quite late in the 1790s, at which point they would not have found circulation in the United States where the federal half and large cent coinage had already started. Still, the Simians are always popular due to their crude, hand-engraved dies.
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Box 6400, Austin, Texas, 78762, United States
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