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A Pair of 1775-dated Counterfeit George III British Farthings.

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A Pair of 1775-dated Counterfeit George III British Farthings.
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This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 20 @ 20:28UTC-6 : CST/MDT
A Pair of 1775-dated Counterfeit George III British Farthings.With the “Drumstick Sprig” reverse type, here more worn and looking much more like those drumsticks. The first is 35.8 grains, Very Fine, mostly sharp legends, with just the X of REX missing from die failure. Heavy die failure both sides, with IVS of GEORGIVS starting to sink, and most of BRITAN appearing incuse as the field around those letters sunk on the die. The latest state we recall seeing for this die pair. The second is from the same obverse but a different reverse, 32.4 grains, Fine. Weaker at the peripheries than the centers, some letters quite weak but all visible, the date stronger. Medium brown, lightly rough, the reverse with raised corrosion spots. Two coins in the lot.