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1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Triple Struck, Young Head Family, subtype with Closed G’s in G

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1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Triple Struck, Young Head Family, subtype with Closed G’s in G
1775 Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Triple Struck, Young Head Family, subtype with Closed G’s in GEORGIVS. 102.8 grains.Fine, a most unusual piece which was triple struck – though each side only shows two of those strikes! The first strike was perfectly centered, and the legends are mostly full from this strike, with the ITA of BRITAN weaker than the rest but partially visible at least. The second strike was about 15% off-center towards 11:00, which does not show on the obverse, but is clear on the reverse as a partial second date and pole arm higher than those on the original strike. The third strike does not show at all on the reverse, but is about 50% off-center towards 3:00 on the obverse, with GEOR over the middle of the head of the original strike, and a set of ribbons over the original face. We will leave it to the new owner to try and figure out the mechanics of how this all happened – and whether it was something made for mint sport, or a complex series of errors culminating in this finished product. Medium brown, light marks as expected for the grade, but none serious.Purchased from Ton Rinaldo at the 1995 C4 Convention.