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1771 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Group B Family. 99.6 grains.

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1771 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Group B Family. 99.6 grains.
1771 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Group B Family. 99.6 grains.Very Fine, or nearly there, somewhat weakly struck at the centers. Full, strong legends on either side, the date about half off the planchet as centered. Darker brown, the surfaces hard, though the weak areas show the original surface quality of the blank planchet, with numerous light marks. The Group B Family has not been published yet, but is known in both George II and George III styles, and likely with Irish family members as well. There are a number of mules within the series with George II obverses and George III reverses, as well as vice-versa, and three varieties that share a die dated 1794, nearly two decades after the cessation of regal British halfpence from the Tower Mint, and quite likely the year those were actually struck. The family name comes from supposed ties to the evasion copper series, which was separated by an earlier researcher into three groups – A, B, and C. The Group B evasions were thought to have been coined by Birmingham token maker William Lutwyche, though it is more likely that Lutwyche was responsible for nearly all the evasions; it remains to be researched whether the Group B counterfeit family is actually related, and if not there will likely be a name change for this family. The obverse busts in this family frequently have the king with a notable double chin, as is found here, while the date figures and the stand for the shield are also fairly distinct. A fairly large family, one that needs much further research.
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