Posted 10/20/2026 10:56 am
Your two coins are both genuine, and your year / mint combinations are not known to be counterfeited.
The labelling in Charlton is correct. The 1742H is the most common counterfeit and it's execution is far better than the original coins, however likely mass produced in Birmingham in the early 1800s.
As for Krause, I have an old version (2008), and the 1756A depicted looks genuine.
Two other common counterfeits are 1751BB and 1755A, likely produced contemporaneously.
A great source is French Billon Coinage by Robert Vlack. It's available on Archive.com
I'll add a couple of pics of the counterfeits.
The labelling in Charlton is correct. The 1742H is the most common counterfeit and it's execution is far better than the original coins, however likely mass produced in Birmingham in the early 1800s.
As for Krause, I have an old version (2008), and the 1756A depicted looks genuine.
Two other common counterfeits are 1751BB and 1755A, likely produced contemporaneously.
A great source is French Billon Coinage by Robert Vlack. It's available on Archive.com
I'll add a couple of pics of the counterfeits.
