1749 George II Halfpenny. Spink-3719. MS-64 BN (NGC).A lovely near-Gem, otherwise glossy medium brown surfaces reveal vivid pinkish-rose color in the protected areas around many of the obverse design elements. Both sides are hard, satiny and smooth with a sharp strike and outstanding visual appeal. Although British regal halfpennies of various dates circulated widely throughout the American Colonies, those dated 1749 are particularly significant for U.S. collectors. Examples of this date, along with 1749 farthings, were sent to the Colonies as reimbursement for the 1745 capture of Fortress Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island by New Englanders during King Georges War (the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession).
