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1782 Counterfeit George III Irish Halfpenny. 90.4 grains.

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1782 Counterfeit George III Irish Halfpenny. 90.4 grains.
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This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 20 @ 20:21UTC-6 : CST/MDT
1782 Counterfeit George III Irish Halfpenny. 90.4 grains.Very Good, some reverse details closer to Fine. A moderately crudely-engraved set of dies, at least for the peripheral legends. The OR of GEORGIVS are much higher than the other letters, the ordinals all lack the lower left leg and are a bit tilted, and the E in REX is missing the top. That same letter on the reverse in HIBERNIA is also missing much of its top. George’s bust is passably engraved, the harp on the reverse less so, with the strings thick, the ones at the left incomplete and overlapping. Medium brown, the planchet crudely cut from the copper strip, notably out of round at the top obverse. Just minor circulation marks, and an intriguing piece.