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1733 Counterfeit George III Halfpenny – a mule with a George III obverse and a George II date.

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1733 Counterfeit George III Halfpenny – a mule with a George III obverse and a George II date.
1733 Counterfeit George III Halfpenny – a mule with a George III obverse and a George II date.A much rarer type than mules with a George II obverse and George III reverse. 78.8 grains. Very Good, a well-used and banged up example of a legitimately rare variety. This pairs a failing die from the Young Head family, with a reverse from the Flat Struck Family, which is also failing, making this a double mule (ruler and family). It is quite likely that there was a trade in used dies at the time, with a middleman of some sort loaning, renting, or selling used dies to counterfeiters to use when their own dies broke, and this is why we see some very unusual family mulings, which usually have one or both dies broken or otherwise not fit for strenuous use. This piece clearly saw extensive wear, and one wonders if anyone who used it ever realized that George III was not king in 1733, and in fact hadn’t even been born until 1738! Darker brown, rough, with some old scratches and a notable reverse dent that shows through as a raised lump at the bow on the king’s ribbons. Despite the condition, a coin that will interest collectors, and very few of this mule have been seen.
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