1769 Contemporary Imitation Halfpenny Muling. George III English Obverse Type of 1770-75, George III-era Irish Reverse. About Very Fine.117.1 grains. Iridescent olive brown and glossy surfaces also exhibit some texture on both sides of this smoothly worn coin. Struck a trifle off-center towards the right of both obverse and reverse, with bold clashmarks noted in front of angels body and at upper reverse, where the die clashing must have weakened or broken the die. An example from the same die pairing from the Michael K. Ringo Collection sold for $345 in our September 2008 Coin Galleries Sale.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Richard August, March 2012.
