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Auction: 23129 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 33: British and World Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 9935

George III (1760-1820), Contemporary Counterfeit 'New Coinage' Halfcrown, 1817, laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, milled edge, 9.91g, 12h (cf. ESC 616; cf. Bull 2090; cf. Spink 3788), contemporary forgery struck from unofficial dies, worn to the surfaces and mostly flat, fine, nonetheless an intriguing historical numismatic curio

Metallurgical analysis reveals a reading of:



Sn 90.25%

Sb 5.27%

Cu 3.58%

Pb 0.412%

Pd 0.030%

Mo 0.010%



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