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1781 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Newman 43-81D, another. 119.6 grains.

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1781 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Newman 43-81D, another. 119.6 grains.
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This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 20 @ 20:04UTC-6 : CST/MDT
1781 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Newman 43-81D, another. 119.6 grains.Fine. Neil solved the problem of which coin he liked better, the one in the above lot or the one in Mike’s collection by simply buying and keeping both, an elegant solution to the problem! This is the Mike Ringo coin, which appeared as Lot 417 of the 1998 sale of his collection, described by Tom Rinaldo as “F15…Olive brown, some raised points lighter, reflective with some microscopic porosity. Well-centered, the obverse close to if not VF. There is a thin but deep scratch on the reverse from Britannia’s branch hand to beyond her other elbow, and a far lesser one below that.” We note another tiny scratch to the left of the king’s eye and a longer one well-hidden along his hairline down from the top of his head. Not bad at all for the variety, also with an exceptional provenance.