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1773 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Aging George Family, Dies 73-J. 133.2 grains.

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1773 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Aging George Family, Dies 73-J. 133.2 grains.
1773 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Aging George Family, Dies 73-J. 133.2 grains.Very Fine, a more typical grade for this family. Struck from the same obverse die as the above, with a different reverse, here in a very late state, with the small diebreak from shoulder to knee shown in the book example now ending in a large cud, and a second break curving from the neck through the branch and joining that cud. Legends and date are full, and the design details are as sharp as expected for the grade. Dark chocolate brown, the surfaces hard enough to the eye, either side with some light pre-strike planchet flaws that are well-concealed, and a touch of roughness at the base of the obverse. There is a dent hidden in the central obverse which you really cannot see, but which gives the coin a slightly convex shape, noticeable when placed on a flat surface. From the second C4 convention auction in 1996, where this was Lot 566.