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1775 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Georgius Triumpho Family. 128.8 grains.

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1775 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Georgius Triumpho Family. 128.8 grains.
1775 Counterfeit George III British Halfpenny, Georgius Triumpho Family. 128.8 grains.Fine or slightly better, a well-struck example of this large, yet-to-be-published family that will likely be broken into several smaller groups that hold together stylistically, such as the Coin Z Family piece offered above. Full legends and date, the design details as expected for the grade level. Some of the 1775-dated pieces appear to have been from dies that were originally dated 1776, with the engraver removing the lower left part of the loop of the 6 and turning it into a 5, most obvious when the top of the number is diagonal instead of flat, as is the case here; this type of date is called “5 from 6,” and it likely occurred because the maker(s) found out that the Tower Mint had stopped production of British halfpence in 1775, and there were no regal coins dated 1776. Some, but far from all, of the 1776 dated dies were “fixed,” and it may be that this large coinage was produced by several different counterfeiters, some of whom got the word about the date, some of whom did not. The GT Family (for short), is easily distinguishable, as most of the British reverses show berries on the branch, something not found on nearly all other families. Many of the obverse dies also have a V-shaped notch on the obverse bust where the forehead meats the top leaves of the laurel wreath. While not rare, it is an interesting type.
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