Rhino Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Hey, guys, I only collect Russian coins, so I'm hoping to get help for this new discovery: I came across this 1754 coin labeled "Britannia" with what appears to be a George II portrait on it. I don't even have references for anything pre-1800, so my questions are: What is it and is it authentic? And what is it worth, if anything? The peeling "copper" makes me doubt it's real, but I have no idea how the British coins were made back then... Any help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Base metal coins of this era were copper, so the fact that yours is peeling it suggests (as you surmised) a fake (and there were a lot of them around at the time). Only the actual diameter of the coin will tell you what denomination it is supposed to be. Halfpennies were 28-30 mm, farthings 22-23 mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Any idea if this is a modern fake or an 18th century coutnerfeit coin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Sorry no idea about that, fakes are not my speciality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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