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A pair of 1774-dated Counterfeit George III British Halfpence.

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A pair of 1774-dated Counterfeit George III British Halfpence.
A pair of 1774-dated Counterfeit George III British Halfpence.The first is 107.6 grains and is from the Topless Ordinals Family, which has not been published. Very Fine and well-struck, there are obvious similarities to the Mousy Face piece in the above lot – yet notable differences as well. Lighter brown, hard surfaces, with minimal marks, making for a pleasing example of this type. The second weighs 143.2 grains, extremely heavy for a counterfeit, but the dies are clearly not regal. It is from a yet-unknown family, with closed G’s in the obverse legend and a bust that is a bit off. Fine, cleanly and evenly worn, light marks and some minor reverse rim tics. Something at this weight would have easily circulated side-by-side with regal coins, even in times when lighter-weight counterfeits were being shunned by merchants. Worthy of further research, it would be interesting to know if the weight on this one is an outlier, or whether whatever family it gets put into all skew towards regal weight. Two coins in the lot.