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1774 Counterfeit British Farthing Double Struck. 38.2 grains.

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1774 Counterfeit British Farthing Double Struck. 38.2 grains.
1774 Counterfeit British Farthing Double Struck. 38.2 grains.Fine, struck medal turn, which is more commonly seen on Topless Ordinals Family farthings, but this does not appear to be from that family. Well struck – twice! – the first strike centered, the second about 20% off-center towards the south obverse and east reverse. This gives two bows and a tangled set of ribbons on the obverse bust and a second AN of BRITAN below the original on the reverse, the date from the second strike the only one visible, with the first two digits half off the planchet the other two all on. Medium brown, the surfaces hard, pleasing, and with minimal marks.A nice error, purchased from Mike Ringo in 1995.