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1773 Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Simian Family. 20.8 grains.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:NA
1773 Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Simian Family. 20.8 grains.
SOLD
75.00USD+ buyer's premium (15.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 20 @ 20:24UTC-6 : CST/MDT
1773 Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Simian Family. 20.8 grains.Extremely Fine, a really nice grade for a Simian farthing. The legends are full, a few letters weaker than their neighbors, but visible, and the date is strong. Sharp design detail, the obverse bust sporting a chin that Jay Leno would be jealous of, with all the lines in his hair and most of the armor sharp. The seated reverse figure is also mostly sharp, though with bands of slight weakness from die failure visible, most noticeable at both her arms, with much of the pole arm gone due to that failure. The detail in her drapery is strong, as is the teardrop shaped shield by her side, a shape common to the 1773 Simian farthings, but not often seen elsewhere in the counterfeit series. Light brown, the surfaces hard, and a bit glossy. There is a patch of rougher surface at the top reverse, which is actually the original quality of the blank planchet, and no real marks from circulation. From the 1995 C4 Convention auction, where this was Lot 603, in a run of error strikes – this has the reverse die rotated about 330 degrees which may be why it was included in that section, though the rotation was not noted in that sale, and we didn’t think it enough of an error to include it in that section of this auction. While 1775 is the most common date for British Simian halfpennies, 1773 is the most common for Simian farthings.
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