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Undated (i.e. 1771) Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage, Spiked Chin Family. 103.0 grain

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Undated (i.e. 1771) Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage, Spiked Chin Family. 103.0 grain
Undated (i.e. 1771) Counterfeit British Halfpenny, Obverse Brockage, Spiked Chin Family. 103.0 grains.Choice Extremely Fine. While obverse brockages generally cannot be assigned a date, the Spiked Chin Family (named for the diebreak extending from the chin on most examples, including this one) is so far only known dated 1771 – though because there is no date on this, most collectors will keep something like this with their unknown date coins. Gorgeous chocolate brown, glossy and hard surfaces with minimal marks, the only major one being a planchet flaw on the brockage side. While a small family of just two varieties, both of which are reasonably scarce, there are a surprising number of major errors known, including a dozen or more brockage strikes (six of which are illustrated in this chapter of the book), as well as a handful of multi-struck pieces; clearly whoever was responsible for these possessed little experience in coining, faulty equipment, or a combination of the two. The Spiked Chin family consists of a single obverse die (in three states of the diebreak) and a single reverse that was radically recut and altered, with its appearance changed enough that it was long thought to be two different dies. While one of the more-available of brockage errors, this is a lovely example, and may well have been saved at the time by someone who appreciated its oddity.
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