1730 Coin Token ? | Geogivs Error Halfpenny

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spring423 Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 01/25/2012 2:23 pm Hi Folks Came across this coin,token?. Just trying to get help in identifying as to whether its a coin or token and if it appears to be original. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Identified - moved to British Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/25/2012 3:08 pm This is a copper coin of Great Britain with George II on it. The designs of a farthing (1/4 of a penny) and a halfpenny were very similar but there are slight differences. From the looks of it I believe you have a halfpenny, to double-check that measure it, the diameter should be 28 - 30 mm. And if it's only 22 - 23 mm then I'm wrong and it's a farthing. Report this Post to the Staff
spring423 Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 01/26/2012 2:21 pm Thanks for the info. I did a little research and noticed on other coins like this the name is spelled georgivs? but on my coin it is spelled geogivs . Safe to assume that mine is a fake or copy. Any info would be appreciated. Edited by spring423 01/26/2012 2:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 01/26/2012 7:59 pm Quote: ...Safe to assume that mine is a fake or copy... Not at all, it's a perfectly genuine halfpenny with a "mint error" mis-spelling. The 1730 "GEOGIVS" error is well-recorded; do a google search for 1730 geogivs (and force it to search for geogivs rather than georgivs) and you'll find plenty of references to them. Here's one that sold on ebay in May last year. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
colonialjohn Pillar of the Community United States 1757 Posts	Posted 01/30/2012 08:15 am Agreed 100%. Its regal. An error coin and not a contemporary counterfeit of the period. John Lorenzo United States Report this Post to the Staff
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