1730 Half Penny - Fake/Counterfeit ?

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uouo77 Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 04/20/2010 6:14 pm I wanted to get some input as to whether or not the group thought this coin is a counterfeit. I sure don't like the spacing of the letters. But then again, I'm no expert.........yet I should note that the coin is 10.3 grams and 29 mm from what I have read, this is right on target. Edited by uouo77 04/23/2010 8:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 04/20/2010 9:04 pm It looks just fine, the specs are right on the money, the design is correct. For 1730 halfpennies I have notes that varieties of stops on the obverse exist, and there's a variety with misspelled name (GEOGIVS) which yours clearly is not. Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 04/20/2010 9:18 pm Actually this is a puzzling piece. I looked through a few examples on the net, the letters seem to be varied from coin to coin, but I haven't noticed that kind of "R" (in GEORGIVS). My book says there was an abundance of contemporary counterfeits but the point of doing it was to produce underweight coins. Report this Post to the Staff
CheetahCats Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 04/20/2010 10:21 pm I concur with svslav. This one is a bit puzzling to me as well. I checked specimens on Spink's, coinarchives, and a few vendors. No specimens seemed to have the serifed "R" at the top of stem as pictured in this specimen, nor do any of the specimens appear to have a STOP above the young bust as this specimen appears to have. Report this Post to the Staff
uouo77 Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 04/20/2010 11:07 pm I have more pics. Obverse (dark) Obverse (light) Reverse (dark) Reverse (light) Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16856 Posts	Posted 04/23/2010 11:06 pm I'm wondering if the extra-long serif on the R, as well as the blob attached to the top of his head and the blob in front of his eyes, are just die chips/cracks. 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
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1730 Half Penny - Counterfeit ?