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1775 British Evasion Halfpenny.

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1775 British Evasion Halfpenny.
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50.00USD+ buyer's premium (10.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 20 @ 20:33UTC-6 : CST/MDT
1775 British Evasion Halfpenny.Cobwright G.0037/B..0800. Atkins 108, obverse legend GEOBGUIS II ROX, reverse legend BERTANUA, the type of meaningless legend most people associate with the evasion copper series. 130.8 grains. Very Fine, flatly struck at the centers, likely from dies that did not have much detail in them, on a rather robust planchet for the evasion copper series, which tends to weigh in the 90 grain range for halfpence. Lovely light brown, the surfaces hard, though with a couple deep nicks on the cheek and numerous light contact marks. Diebreak through RTA of BERTAN on the reverse. A scarce variety.