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Undated British Evasion Farthing. Cobwright G.0090/B.0160, Atkins 464.

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Undated British Evasion Farthing. Cobwright G.0090/B.0160, Atkins 464.
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Undated British Evasion Farthing. Cobwright G.0090/B.0160, Atkins 464.Obverse legend GEORGE RULES with left-facing bust of George II style, reverse legend BRITANNIA ISLS, the last word where the date would normally be. 54.6 grains. Very Fine or nearly there, the reverse just a shade weaker than the obverse. The legends full on either side, the obverse bust strong, the reverse seated figure a bit flat. An interesting obverse die, there is a clear curved set of denticles coming out of the bust’s throat into the right field, apparently from a denticles gang punch that was somehow smashed into the die, though one that is different than the denticles found on either side of this coin! Light steel brown, the surfaces a bit rough. This variety comes on different planchet sizes, some weighing half this level. There are far fewer evasion farthings than halfpence, both in varieties and in numbers extant.