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A quartet of 1766-dated and one 1769-dated George III Irish Halfpence, likely all regal.
Currency:USD
Category:Coins & Paper Money
Start Price:25.00 USD
Estimated At:NA
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75.00USD+ (15.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 20 @ 20:13UTC-6 : CST/MDT
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A quartet of 1766-dated and one 1769-dated George III Irish Halfpence, likely all regal.This first style is often mistaken for counterfeit because the bust is small, with a rather pointed nose, the facial features looking a bit scrunched close to that nose, but this is what the first year of issue regal coins looked like. A better guide is the weight and an examination of letter punches – this issue was authorized at 134.6 grains, lighter than British halfpence, and this also makes people assume the type is counterfeit – but, if the weight is near that mark and the letter punches match known regals, that is what it is. Two of the 1766 coins in this lot fit that description, the first at 138.8 grains, VF, dark olive and slightly rough surfaces but sharp. The second is 137.4 grains, Fine, lighter color but with some roughness and marks. The third matches the letter punches of the first two, though is lighter at 116.8 grains, but grades VG and is lightly rough. Unlike silver and gold coins, coppers were not regulated on a per-coin basis, and there is wide variation between regal copper weights of the same date and die variety, as can be seen in Peck’s book, which studied the coins in the British Museum that had come directly from the mint collection. The fourth is dated 1769, a year that saw this and a different obverse bust style both coined. It weighs 110.8 grains, Very Good to Fine, light brown, lightly rough but with all detail there. An interesting study group of a series that has been somewhat neglected, and further research may prove one or more are actual counterfeits. Four coins in the lot.
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