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This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 20 @ 20:31UTC-6 : CST/MDT
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Undated (1773 or 1775) Counterfeit George III British Farthings.Simian Family, called a “Banana Nose†style, though “Sausage Nose†would be more accurate. 34.8 grains. Nearly Extremely Fine, a boldly struck example of this variety, none of which have completely clear dates – though this is among the strongest seen, with the final digit weakly there, looking like a 3 or a 5, depending on which angle you hold the coin at. This was Lot 564 in the 1995 C4 Sale, where it was called a 1775 and described by Tom Rinaldo as “About Extremely Fine. Dark brown with lighter highpoints. Pit before cheek and some minor scrapes, none of which are offensive. Strike uneven. A fantastic style, deserving our consignor’s appellation of ‘Son of Banana Nose,’ an allusion to a very crude piece with a long nose sold by Bowers and Merena as part of their Schenkel sale. This piece isn’t quite so crude as that, but does in fact have a long nose. A great variety, possibly of American manufacture. Very eye appealing. A nice addition to any advanced counterfeit collection and worthy of a premium bid.†While certainly NOT American-made, the Simian family was not delineated when Tom wrote this description, which was in an era when anything crude was considered American-made – ignoring the fact that there were bad engravers everywhere, including England. To Tom’s description we add that the piece is slightly off-center to 9:00, pushing the tops of the legends at the left off the planchet on either side. The weakness in the date is due to die swelling, which soon completely obscures that area. A very scarce variety, especially with this much of the date showing. The Simian farthings will be covered in the second volume of the counterfeit book series, which may actually settle on a date for the variety.
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Box 6400, Austin, Texas, 78762, United States
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Kevin Vinton, P.O. Box 771, Danbury CT 06813-0771 email: kevin@indeetlib.com phone: 203-305-4710
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