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1773 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny. 125.4 grains.

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1773 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny. 125.4 grains.
1773 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny. 125.4 grains.Very Fine, from a family that has not been researched, but a known variety. Full legends, the ordinals and the I on the obverse with a single serif at the top right, none at the base, whereas the I’s on the reverse have full serifs at top and base. The devices are strong, the king with a rather pointy nose, the reverse with a distinctly curved branch – this piece may find a home in a family being worked on called the Bent Branch Family, at least one variety of which has a similar ordinal missing three of the four serifs, but it is too early to tell for sure. A bit weakly struck at the centers, showing the original surface quality there, otherwise a nice medium brown with good eye appeal and no major marks from circulation.