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Valued Member
 United States
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I've been having a tough time trying to ID this regal evasion, at least with respect to Atkins' listings. I can (somewhat) discern the following for the legends: Obv GEORGE RULES. Rev BRITAN NIA. Ex ? Uncertain of the punctuation due to the wear. I initially believed it to be Atkins 159, but after viewing an image of that variety it is quite different. A google image search yielded a variety having the same obverse with a NORTH WALES reverse of an unreadable date. Any thoughts are appreciated!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Picked up this one last week - a fairly standard 1775 contemporary counterfeit but with surprisingly good detail. The blob on the left of the obverse seems to be something melted onto the coin rather than verdigris. I have tried various solvents and heating to around 100C without shifting any of it!  |
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United States
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PaddyB,
That's a Long Top Seven family member which is briefly discussed in one of the chapter of the book. "Contemporary Counterfeit Halfpenny and Farthing Families". Congrats on your new acquisition...
Rickie
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United States
178 Posts |
I was surprised to come across one of these and jumped at the chance to pick it up! A Duke of Yorke "Evasion Hybrid" with an evasion obverse and contemporary counterfeit reverse. The crude Irish-type reverse is evidently a die from the Simian family of counterfeits with its characteristic crudity and hand-cut lettering. Listed as Cobwright D.0020/H.0110 and Atkins 97.  |
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United States
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blargish I updated my Simian Plate with your new addition... Thanks for posting! Rickie  |
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United States
178 Posts |
No worries! I've been getting back into contemporary counterfeits as of late. Do you happen to have an example of the Irish Simian obverse that pairs with the 1769 reverse?
Also, are those images from your own collection? The Duke of Yorke - Britannia example is fantastic.
Cheers,
Will
Edited by blargish
06/19/2021 12:15 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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 Sorry.  Given the thread title the temptation was too great. Edited by David Graham
06/23/2021 10:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
--- Mario Andretti
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Valued Member
United States
178 Posts |
A rare unlisted variety that one is. any photos with higher resolution?!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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A rare unlisted variety that one is. any photos with higher resolution?!
Nah. Only low res dash cam footage.  |
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Valued Member
United States
178 Posts |
A new Simian pickup. The reverse die could not have survived much longer after this!  |
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Valued Member
United States
82 Posts |
blargish The 18-52C is really hard to find in early die state... Here's my example! Congrats on another great coin.  |
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United States
178 Posts |
Thanks sjkrose. I see the 52C reverse plated in the Counterfeit Halfpence and Farthing Families book is of the early state.
Still trying to familiarize myself with the different families, which is certainly easier said than done!
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United States
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Another counterfeit 1/2d that caught my eye with its interesting style, as well as the raised rim (apparently modified to make the coin appear thicker than it is?) After a preliminary look through the Counterfeit Families book, a match to a specific variety or family has still evaded me. George III, 1775 Counterfeit 1/2d  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday... I thought I would post a newly acquired 1719 counterfeit halfpence. It's somewhat special as there are only 3 known of this variety. Enjoy!
Rickie 
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