need help with identification - 1774 halfpenny evasion? something else?
OregonCityGold
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Hello fellow fourm members!
Anyone know what this is? I've never been sure what I'm looking at with these George III coppers. Is this an evasion, contemporary counterfeit, regal halfpenny, or something else? Whatever it is, any thoughts about value? I've got $5 in it, so you won't hurt my feelings if it's totally worthless. All that I've come up with is that I don't think it's a Machins Mills, but only because the style doesn't look like I remember those are supposed to look, not because of any real concrete reason. It weighs about 8.2 grams, and has (up arrow) (down arrow) die alignment, if you know what I mean, and is about 20* rotated from that. It looks like it might be overstruck on something (what, I don't know). It also looks like it has mint red in the protected areas. That possible mint red is what made me think it might one of those contemporary counterfeits made to look worn.
Anyway, I'm more lost than usual on this one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Anyone know what this is? I've never been sure what I'm looking at with these George III coppers. Is this an evasion, contemporary counterfeit, regal halfpenny, or something else? Whatever it is, any thoughts about value? I've got $5 in it, so you won't hurt my feelings if it's totally worthless. All that I've come up with is that I don't think it's a Machins Mills, but only because the style doesn't look like I remember those are supposed to look, not because of any real concrete reason. It weighs about 8.2 grams, and has (up arrow) (down arrow) die alignment, if you know what I mean, and is about 20* rotated from that. It looks like it might be overstruck on something (what, I don't know). It also looks like it has mint red in the protected areas. That possible mint red is what made me think it might one of those contemporary counterfeits made to look worn.
Anyway, I'm more lost than usual on this one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! 0