Mark Stilson Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I picked up a 1772 farthing/half penny (Farthing according to the red book half penny according to pcgs. A couple questions. One is about in the red book 2006 page 64 shows groups 1 , 2, 3 I'm thinking group one. Also in the red book it shows the 1772 twice. Is the group one the first one? Also assuming it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 It's a halfpenny, Spink 3774, and appears to be the "no stop on reverse" type, if that helps. Redbook is fairly useless for anything British, even the stuff that was circulating British coinage in the colonies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted March 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Thanks that helped looking up Spink 3774 to get more information on it. My old catalog of world coins was worse then useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I would point out that it was estimated that approx 2/3 (66%) of George 111 1/2ds in circulation were counterfeit...although these are collectable in their own right. Currency were 28-30mm and weighed between 9.7-10.3g...anything less its a forgery piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 The size is okay, I'll see if I can find a scale around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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