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1737 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Flat Struck Family. 71.6 grains.

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1737 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Flat Struck Family. 71.6 grains.
1737 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Flat Struck Family. 71.6 grains.Very Fine, a pleasing example from this plentiful family which comes dated in the 1730s and 1750s – as well as in the 1770s, muling George II obverses with George III-dated reverses. While the devices are weak as expected for a family with this name, the legends and date are full, the 3 in the date notably smaller than the other numerals. Pleasing medium brown, the surfaces hard, and with just minor circulation marks. This family ties together both with die pairing as well as stylistically, with very similar looking busts and seated figures, and the same or very similar letter punches. Very few show any sort of detail other than a hint of George’s facial features, and this is likely a combination of deeply engraved dies and very thin planchets (usually, like this one, well under half of regal weight) which did not have enough metal to flow into those dies.