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Montgomery Valued Member Canada 430 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 07:18 am I just found this one in a bin in a LCS. Looks an old counterfeit. Is it part of blacksmith series or a counterfeit belong to a different family? The coin is upside/down strike and we can see partially 1774. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

1960NYGiants Pillar of the Community United States 669 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 08:39 am That's a British 1/2 penny. LM of RCNA Member of CATC Report this Post to the Staff
Montgomery Valued Member Canada 430 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 09:24 am 1/2 penny but counterfeit or original? Report this Post to the Staff
Montgomery Valued Member Canada 430 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 09:25 am I got question with the king head design Report this Post to the Staff
Wade Pillar of the Community Canada 2781 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 10:25 am after looking at several examples on ebay it looks original/genuine to me Report this Post to the Staff
Hogarth Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 735 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 1:52 pm Contemporary counterfeit. While the obverse portrait looks pretty good (apart from Georgie's curls that is) Britannia's arms, drapery, length of neck, head size, are way off. Most probably made in London sometime during the 1770s or 80s. Edited by Hogarth 11/03/2019 1:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 3:30 pm Yes - looks contemporary counterfeit to me. The bust, particularly the eye, also look wrong. Weight would be a good indicator - Regal halfpennies should be over 9g - officially 9.6g I believe, whereas counterfeits are mostly under 8g. Report this Post to the Staff
Montgomery Valued Member Canada 430 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 6:21 pm Still collectable even contemporary counterfeit ? Report this Post to the Staff
Hogarth Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 735 Posts	Posted 11/03/2019 7:57 pm Absolutely! Counterfeits were so prevalent at the time they are as collectable, some even more so, than the regal issues. Report this Post to the Staff
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