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1770/1771 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Struck with Double Reverses. 111.2 grains.Fine to Very Fine, a rare error where the counterfeiter loaded two

1774 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Double Struck. 114.0 grains.Fine, a boldly double struck example from a family that has not yet been researched or

1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Reverse Brockage, Simian Family. 76.8 grains.Choice Very Fine., from the very popular Simian Family, named for the

1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Reverse Brockage, Young Head Family. 108.8 grains.Very Fine, another pleasing brockage, from a large family that w

1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Double Struck, Simian Family. 91.7 grains.Choice Very Fine, a bold example, the first strike was normally centered

1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Double Struck, Linear Design Family. 121.5 grains.Choice Very Fine, a bold double strike, the second strike about

1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Double Struck, Young Head Family. 76.7 grains.Fine, a centered first strike with the second strike about 20% off-c

1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Double Struck, Young Head Family, subtype with Closed G’s in GEORGIVS. 103.7 grains.Very Fine,

1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Triple Struck, Young Head Family, subtype with Closed G’s in GEORGIVS. 102.8 grains.Fine, a mo

1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Reverse Brockage, Simian Family. 86.8 grains.Very Fine, a sharp reverse brockage, both the original and brockage s

1776 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Double Struck, Georgius Triumpho Family.112.7 grains. Fine, sharper in terms of details, the surfaces lightly roug

Undated (i.e. 1771) Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage, Spiked Chin Family. 103.0 grains.Choice Extremely Fine. While obverse brockages g

Undated (1771) Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage, Spiked Chin Family. 96.5 grains.Very Good, another obverse brockage from this family,

Undated Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage, Coin Z Family. 113.4 grains.Fine or a bit better, the legend full on the struck side save the

Undated Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage. 82.4 grains.Fine, an obverse brockage from a family not yet published or researched, though t

Undated Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Reverse Brockage, Young Head Family. 64.3 grains.Very Good, heavily worn, the brockage side showing far more de

Undated Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Struck with Double Obverses. 138.6 grains.Choice Extremely Fine, a boldly struck example of a seldom-seen error

1769 Counterfeit Irish Halfpenny, Double Struck. 112.4 grains.Fine, sporting a tab double strike at 9:00 on the obverse, which does little more than d

Undated George II Counterfeit Farthing, Obverse Brockage. 46.0 grains.Very Good, a well-used example from a family that has not yet been published or

Undated George II Counterfeit Farthing, Double Struck, Simian Family. 21.8 grains.Very Good, the obverse weak at the center, the reverse stronger, the

1773 Counterfeit British Farthing, Double Struck. 41.7 grains.Fine to Very Fine, the second strike about 25% off-center towards 1:00, with the expecte

1773 Counterfeit British Farthing, Reverse Brockage. 42.0 grains.Fine, a well-circulated brockage, showing that in times of scarce small change, anyth

1774 Counterfeit British Farthing Double Struck. 38.2 grains.Fine, struck medal turn, which is more commonly seen on Topless Ordinals Family farthings

1775 Counterfeit British Farthing, Double Struck, Simian Family. 19.7 grains.Fine or so, with the usual flattening of details from the second strike,

1775 Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Tab Double Strike, Simian Family. 20.0 grains.Fine, a minor error on a very difficult denomination and t

1775 Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Double Struck. 32.2 grains.Very Fine detail, with post-strike damage. An interesting piece, the double s

Undated Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Obverse Brockage. 44.8 grains.Choice Very Fine, a boldly struck example, from a family that has not y

1731 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny. 94.2 grains.Very Fine, a shallowly-struck, example of a scarce date, this likely all the detail that was in the

1733 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Simian Family, Dies 5-33A. 80.4 grains.Fine, weakly struck at the upper right obverse and central reverse, with

1733 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny. 107.2 grains.Fine, a struck example, possibly from the Quill Pen Family, which has not been fully researched or

1734 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Curly Haired George Family. 121.0 grains.Very Fine, a boldly struck example of a scarce family, which had a summ

1737 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Flat Struck Family. 71.6 grains.Very Fine, a pleasing example from this plentiful family which comes dated in th

1738 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Ogle Eye Family, Dies 1-38(a). 71.6 grains.Fine, a bit sharper than this in areas, weaker at the centers. The le

1739 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Simian Family, Dies 2-39A. 75.2 grains.Very Good, about half the legends visible on either side, the date strong

1739 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny. 100.2 grains.Very Good, weakly struck at the centers, though not a coin that is from the Flat Struck Family. The

1740 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Big Bird Family, Unlisted Variety. 116.8 grains.Very Fine overall, the obverse weaker as struck, the reverse str

1748 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Ogle Eye Family, Dies 2-48B. 86.2 grains.Choice Fine, some details closer to VF. Full legend save the N of BRITA

1748 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Ogle Eye Family, Dies 4-48D. 80.0 grains.Fine, another variety from this family. The obverse legend full, BRITAN

1751 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Defiant Head Family, Dies 8-51E. 120.2 grains.Choice Very Fine, a pleasing example from an intriguing family, on

1751 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Defiant Head Family, Dies 11-51B. 130.0 grains.Fine, another coin from the Defiant Head family, though from diff

1751 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Flat Struck Family. 67.2 grains.Fine, likely better than that grade level from a standpoint of wear but, as the

1752 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Defiant Head Family, Dies 6-52A. 125.0 grains.Very Fine detail, with full legends, date, and sharp design detail

1752 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Simian Family, Dies 18-52C. 76.2 grains.Fine, very weakly struck at the center of the obverse, due in part to a

1752 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Simian Family, Dies 20-52G. 75.6 grains.Fine, flatly struck as usual for the variety and type, but pleasing none

A pair of 1752 Counterfeit George II Halfpennies, Simian Family, Dies 14-52A (85.2 grains) and 26-52K (82.8 grains).Both Very Good, and somewhat weakl

1754 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny. 165.2 grains.Choice Very Fine, struck on an amazingly thick planchet – one that actually wei

1754 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny. 125.0 grains.Extremely Fine, another piece from the 1995 C4 sale, Lot 570, where it was described by the much-mi

1755 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny. 168.2 grains.Very Good, a well-worn example of a very important variety, which was first noted in the Mike Ringo

1756 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny. 114.6 grains.Very Good, an acceptable example of a scarce non-regal year, one in which no genuine coins were pro

1771 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, the “Baby Head” variety, AK-133. 133.0 grains.Fine or better, a nearly impossib...