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177? halfpenny... variety? fake? other?

coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
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Picked this one up on eBay. Based on the seller's poor pictures it looked like
it might be an AU with an outside shot at UNC (U.S. grading standards).
Definitely not the latter, but I like the overall look. The date is funky though.
5/0? 0/5? Other?

Not exactly sure what this is.

Pics follow.

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Numismotography

1/2 Cents

U.S. Revenue Stamps

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Comments

  • BlackhawkBlackhawk Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭
    While I'm not an expert, it looks real enough to me. Maybe that's a cud in the 0 of the date?
    "Have a nice day!"
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,897 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Real coin, weird overdate (or cud, as Blackhawk said?).

    Somethin' goin' on there, for sure. I guess it's a 1770. (Edited to add: while I can see why you could perceive a "5" as part of the overdate, I think that's random coincidence, personally.)

    Looks like there was also some repunching on the numeral "III" on the obverse.

    Very nice piece, BTW. But I'd expect no less from you.

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