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1752 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Simian Family, Dies 18-52C. 76.2 grains.

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1752 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Simian Family, Dies 18-52C. 76.2 grains.
1752 Counterfeit George II Halfpenny, Simian Family, Dies 18-52C. 76.2 grains.Fine, very weakly struck at the center of the obverse, due in part to a massive reverse cud that literally sucked the metal away from flowing into the deepest part of the obverse die. The legends and date are full, the king’s face and central section of the seated Britannia both weak, the latter with a large cud extending from the bottom of the branch to her knees. Light brown, the weak part of the obverse showing the original rougher surface quality of the planchet, and with a spot of raised gunk at the right of the final letter on the reverse, which may be removable. The light weight would suggest a later minting date, and for this variety we know that is the case because this obverse is paired with just one other reverse, a 1775-dated George III reverse (itself probably dated a good 20 years before these were made). The Simian family has a large number of dies, but very little actual die pairing, and it is thought that they were produced at a large number of smaller counterfeit mints – likely with table-top presses, planchet, and dies supplied by middlemen; the first two were perfectly legal to own, the dies and coins struck from them would be what landed any counterfeiter into trouble.
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