1773 halfpenny

[bagerap 706]

The bottom coin is an evasion, but is the top coin within tolerance?

 

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Edited February 7, 2017 by bagerap
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[Rob 3,000]

It's a few grains short which could be metal loss from corrosion, but the style is good. I can't make out if the shield rim is double lined, but assuming it is I would say it's ok. The lettering is even, the numerals are ok and the drapery agrees. There's nothing that screams counterfeit.

[bagerap 706]

Thanks Rob. I thought it might be my balance but I checked it with a sovereign weight and it's true. I ran about 30 1770s 1/2d through the test and most came out at around 8.3 gr.

[Guest MartinD738]

I have inherited a 1748 coin that shows George III on the obverse. The quality is quite poor, and I thought it was a possible fake but the obverse shown in the 27mm photo above is extremely similar. It doesn't seem feasible that test strikes would be made 12 years before his reign.

[Guest MartinD738]

1 minute ago, Guest MartinD738 said:

I have inherited a 1748 coin that shows George III on the obverse. The quality is quite poor, and I thought it was a possible fake but the obverse shown in the 27mm photo above is extremely similar. It doesn't seem feasible that test strikes would be made 12 years before his reign.

Any suggestions?

[Rob 3,000]

Probably a contemporary forgery, but without a picture we will never know