bagerap Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) The bottom coin is an evasion, but is the top coin within tolerance? No image posted Edited February 7, 2017 by bagerap image vanished Quote
Rob Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 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. Quote
bagerap Posted February 7, 2017 Author Posted February 7, 2017 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. Quote
Guest MartinD738 Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 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. Quote
Guest MartinD738 Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 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? Quote
Rob Posted April 13, 2017 Posted April 13, 2017 Probably a contemporary forgery, but without a picture we will never know Quote
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