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1769 Counterfeit Irish Halfpenny, Double Struck. 112.4 grains.

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1769 Counterfeit Irish Halfpenny, Double Struck. 112.4 grains.
1769 Counterfeit Irish Halfpenny, Double Struck. 112.4 grains.Fine, sporting a tab double strike at 9:00 on the obverse, which does little more than distort the legend on that side, while on the reverse the tab is sharp, showing an A. from HIBERNIA., as well as the denticles above. Evenly worn light brown, with the expected marks for the grade, the reverse with a cluster of light nicks at the crown. Major striking errors on Irish coins are rarer that their British counterparts, and this is the only Irish striking error in Neil’s collection. While few Irish families have been explored yet, the 6 and 9 of the date on this may have started life as O’s, with the tails added by hand to the die.