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Idle Times at the Colonial Mint
NewEnglandRarities
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This is a coin that I purchased for a customer, and since I have begged him to sell it back to me for my own collection. This must have been a boring day at the counterfeit mint building!
1772 Irish Counterfeit. Triple Struck. Ex. Mike Ringo Collection
1772 Irish Counterfeit. Triple Struck. Ex. Mike Ringo Collection
New England Rarities...Dealer In Colonial Coinage and Americana
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<< <i>Another, though not quite as impressive... >>
Cool. Did that one also come from Mike Ringo's collection?
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<< <i>Another, though not quite as impressive... >>
Cool. Did that one also come from Mike Ringo's collection? >>
No I wish it did though! Mike Ringo sold most of his error pieces before he passed away. I found this piece at the EAC Convention in Annapolis in 2010.
Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
Was the V of GEORGIVS first punched upside down and then corrected, giving it those "feet"?
<< <i>Kewl!
Was the V of GEORGIVS first punched upside down and then corrected, giving it those "feet"? >>
Yes, most likely. It seems on a lot of these that the engraver punched his A punch into the die and then polished away to make it a V. Sometimes they didnt, and you get an upsidedown A instead!
Whatever. They did what they had to do.
Love the coin!
TD
<< <i>Seems like it would make more sense to make a "V" punch and then, if you needed an "A," turn that upside down and add a crossbar since adding a crossbar would be easier than removing one.
Whatever. They did what they had to do.
Love the coin!
TD >>
Actually, very good point. That makes a lot more sense