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Undated George II Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage, Flat Struck Family. 72.0 grains.

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Undated George II Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage, Flat Struck Family. 72.0 grains.
Undated George II Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage, Flat Struck Family. 72.0 grains.

Fine, this family named for the general look of the devices on either side, commonly thought to have been purposely done to simulate long wear though, realistically, it could have been due to insufficient striking pressure on very thin planchets, which usually weigh less than half the weight of a regal coin, and from die dies that were engraved very deeply. Full legend on the struck obverse, the tops of letters a bit weak, the legend on the brockage side a bit weaker, but the brockage of the bust is strong. Medium brown, light marks including an old scratch on the struck bust. This family was prone to striking errors, which did not seem to stop them from being accepted in circulation, as many of them are quite well worn.

Purchased from the late Mike Ringo, and in his distinct handwritten envelope.