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Undated Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Obverse Brockage. 44.8 grains.

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Undated Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Obverse Brockage. 44.8 grains.
Undated Counterfeit George III British Farthing, Obverse Brockage. 44.8 grains.Choice Very Fine, a boldly struck example, from a family that has not yet been published or studied, but a style seen on counterfeit farthings dated 1773-5, the king with a large and squared-off jawline. The struck obverse and brockage obverse are equally bold, with the design details crisp in both versions, the legend strong. Attractive medium brown, with just trivial circulation marks, and a first-rate example of a farthing error.From Mike Ringo and still in his handwritten envelope, earlier in the collection of the first fulltime colonial dealer, Richard Picker, and sold in the Coin Galleries May 1989 sale of his errors and oddities, where this was Lot 1151.