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TrickyxMick Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 07/29/2014 10:05 pm I need help grading this coin. Any info anyone might have is welcome as well as any advice. Report this Post to the Staff

vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 07:23 am I have some feeling this coin is an contemporary counterfeit one. Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 07:50 am Definitely a counterfeit! May well be of interest to a certain group who collect George III contemporary counterfeits! Bill Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 08:39 am Definitely non Regal (counterfeit). Contemporary? not so sure. I would bet on a more modern copy. Can you upload a weight, diameter and maybe an edge shot? Report this Post to the Staff
TrickyxMick Valued Member United States 228 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 12:35 pm What makes it a counterfeit? Just so I can learn, my grandfather had this in his collection until a week ago when he sent me all his world coins. He has been a collector for well over 50 years. I don't have a scale but I can do diameter and the side shot. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 1:44 pm Quote: What makes it a counterfeit? The crude, almost cartoonish depiction of Britannia on the reverse was what struck me first..... Report this Post to the Staff
Matteproof Pillar of the Community Korea, Republic Of 1881 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 2:08 pm Looks like a crudely made modern counterfeit. Edited by Matteproof 07/30/2014 2:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17980 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 2:19 pm I think this is a contemporary forgery - the 1775 date was apparently the most widely counterfeited. For comparison, I am pretty sure this is a genuine 1773 halfpenny - the portrait of George III and figure of Britannia are in much higher relief. Sorry about the green blob on the obverse! My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Edited by NumisRob 07/30/2014 2:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 2:25 pm Quote: Sorry about the green blob on the obverse! You better be! Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 2:58 pm Numisrob That is real but...... Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2889 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 4:41 pm On first sight I thought it just had been tooled out of all recognition My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
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