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A Sextet of 1775-dated Counterfeit George III British Halfpence.

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A Sextet of 1775-dated Counterfeit George III British Halfpence.
A Sextet of 1775-dated Counterfeit George III British Halfpence.All from the Young Head Family, four from the Open G’s subset, two from the Closed G’s. Ranging from VG to VF, two of them with notable green verdigris, all with marks and light damage from circulation. The Young Heads are one of the most commonly-seen counterfeits, and certainly the most commonly found 1775 date. They were likely among the last of the larger families struck in the late 1790’s, and tend to weigh somewhere between half and two-thirds regal weight, though there are occasional outliers, as is the case with this group – the lightest is 74.0 grains, the heaviest is 123.2 grains, and the other four are in the 93-101 grain range. An interesting study group, five of them purchased by Neil from noted collector Bill Anton in 1996. Six coins in the lot.