Colonial? 1787 Contemporary Counterfeit? Half Penny

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Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 11/17/2011 6:38 pm I am copying this from my post under UK coins....I am not sure if it is a UK coin or a colonial. This is a 1787 "Half Penny". None were supposed to have been minted that year. I found on line references to counterfeits made at the time. Do people think this might be one? Would anyone care to hazard a guess on the value? Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 11/18/2011 11:13 am It is definitely a contemporary counterfeit, and most likely a Machins mills counterfeit. Congratulations, a Machins Mills counterfeit is worth a LOT more than your typical contemporary counterfeit. I can't give you an attribution as I don't have the Vlack book but I have found what appears to be a matching piece in the Schettino contemporary counterfeit reference collection. If it is a Machins you are probably looking at at least a few hundred dollars. Edited by Conder101 11/18/2011 11:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 11/20/2011 08:16 am I agree with Conder. The coin appears to be a Machin's Mills Copper. My guess, and it is truely a guess on the variety is Vlack 17-87B. The population is around a 1000 and Conder is right definitely worth a couple of hundred. Nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 11/20/2011 12:33 pm Many thanks! As an English halfpenny I wouldn't care about it too much and it would be in the disposal category. As a colonial, I think I will keep it. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 11/21/2011 08:39 am If it was a typical counterfeit British halfpenny it would only be worth $30 or so. Report this Post to the Staff
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