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1773 Counterfeit British Farthing, Double Struck. 41.7 grains.

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1773 Counterfeit British Farthing, Double Struck. 41.7 grains.
1773 Counterfeit British Farthing, Double Struck. 41.7 grains.Fine to Very Fine, the second strike about 25% off-center towards 1:00, with the expected loss of legend from the second strike. On the obverse there are two sets of GEORG, and part of III from the first strike. The reverse has two sets of IA from NIA, and a few traces of letters from BRITAN, but also sports two full dates, with the final digit larger than the others and showing die spalling in the area as well. Lighter brown, a few marks from circulation, none unexpected for the grade. No counterfeit farthing families were explored in the first volume of the counterfeit book series, though we expect some to be included in the second.From the 1995 C4 Convention auction, where this was Lot 602.