RedFox Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 Major Error George III Copper Halfpenny 1773 'Georguis' Unrecorded Variety Original TicketAnyone seen this coin on eBay? - looks very interesting.... 370927995439 Quote
DaveG38 Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 It's been removed so we'll never know now! Quote
RedFox Posted October 26, 2013 Author Posted October 26, 2013 It was there a couple of minutes ago!... But I have never seen something like this so wondered if it is really quite rare? Quote
Peckris Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Hmm. It's less than Fine but from what I can see of it, it looks like a contemporary forgery. The position of Britannia's olive branch in relation to the legend is wrong and so are the ribbons behind George's bust. If you're interested in N American "evasion" issues, this may be one of them, with the error legend being deliberate.By the way, contemporary forgeries and evasions are amongst the most common 18th Century coppers. They were mass produced. Edited October 26, 2013 by Peckris Quote
RedFox Posted October 26, 2013 Author Posted October 26, 2013 Thank you, that information was very interesting! Quote
azda Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 Major Error George III Copper Halfpenny 1773 'Georguis' Unrecorded Variety Original TicketAnyone seen this coin on eBay? - looks very interesting.... 370927995439Obviously your coin as you have added to the description. Its maybe better to get the correct Info first before assuming its a Major error Quote
Peckris Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 Major Error George III Copper Halfpenny 1773 'Georguis' Unrecorded Variety Original TicketAnyone seen this coin on eBay? - looks very interesting.... 370927995439Obviously your coin as you have added to the description. Its maybe better to get the correct Info first before assuming its a Major errorOn the other hand, kudos to the seller for coming to the leading experts , getting some facts, and then promptly updating the listing. Would that all sellers were so enterprising! Quote
azda Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 on the other hand, asking first would have been much easier, now he has a "Major error" listed and still is and in the ebay blurb there is no description of what the actual "Major error" is Quote
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