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1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Double Struck, Young Head Family. 76.7 grains.

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1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Double Struck, Young Head Family. 76.7 grains.
1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Double Struck, Young Head Family. 76.7 grains.Fine, a centered first strike with the second strike about 20% off-center towards 8:00, the second strike erasing the original legends at the left on either side. There are two sets of ordinals on the obverse and two full dates on the reverse, always popular with collectors as such. Medium brown, lightly rough and with some scattered marks on the reverse, as well as an ancient dent below the branch hand. The off-center strike shows the edges of the die and the curious gear-like denticles, details that are seldom seen on coins of this family since the dies were larger than the planchets normally used.Purchased from Tom Rinaldo at the 1995 ANA Convention.