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I need to take a quick break from my large cents so... I just picked up this interesting 1783 Hibernia Irish Half Penny. This coin would have circulated in the colonial states. There is something fairly obviously interesting about this particular coin, if anyone cares to take an easy guess at it?   |
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Are you referring to the date of 1783?
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 Interesting! |
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Curious, that. Counterfeit? The creator couldn't necessarily be called a "counterfeiter" since the date wasn't produced.
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Last year of Regals was 1782 so yes, a counterfeit.
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Could have fooled me because I know nothing about these.
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Pillar of the Community
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I now have 5 Hibernia coppers. If you drop them on a table you can actually hear the difference.
My other 1783 has a square nail hole. I will post it later this evening, as it is quite cool.
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice! I have a couple George II's that I am in the process of determining if they are Regal or imitations. So much fun!
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I am interested in colonials but know very little of this type. This coin would have likely fooled me too. Is it a contemporary or modern counterfeit? BTW, Very cool!  |
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Very much a contemporary counterfeit, as a majority of the British George III halfpennies that circulated likely were.
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12/12/2013 9:49 pm
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Yeah, thinner and the weight is much lighter in most instances.
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As promised, here is one of my more interesting coins: 1783 Hibernia, contemporary counterfeit. This coin has had an X scratched into the face to show that it is a known counterfeit. Someone has then taken this coin and driven a square nail through it and fastened it to something, probably a doorpost.   |
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