George III Doubled Die Obverse / DDO Halfpenny

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skelly423 Valued Member Canada 187 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 2:37 pm Hi Everyone, I was going through my halfpennies, and discovered that my 1799 has some strong doubling on the obverse; doubling occurs on the portrait from the forehead to the bottom lip, as well as on all the letters of "EI GRATIA". There is a die crack across his neck as well. There are no noticeable cracks or doubling on the reverse. Is doubling like this common on the George III halfpennies, or is this a rarer happening? I tried several times to take some pictures, but I couldn't manage to capture the doubling. Thanks for your help Report this Post to the Staff

josie Valued Member Ireland 498 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 2:48 pm Its common for pre 1860 copper denomination in GB to have a doubling or double strike for the copper is hard and needed to strike twice. For me this kind of striking is common and not to be mistaken by US collector as rare happening or occurance other GB coin expert didnt like,what other percieved as rare for the method in producing those coins are common but for me this is one of the series that is unique of its own but common,alot of variety for pre 1860 copper due to hardness of the copper flan. we just wait for GB expert to reply. Report this Post to the Staff
skelly423 Valued Member Canada 187 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 2:59 pm Thanks josie, I figured that it would be a fairly common occurrence with the more primitive striking presses. Still a neat looking coin though Report this Post to the Staff
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George III DDO Halfpenny