1774 Machins Mills Halfpenny. Vlack 7-74A, W-7770. Rarity-6-. GEORGIUS III. VF-20 (PCGS).Overall chocolate brown with pinkish and orange shades in the fields. Evenly worn, with old scratches across the seated figure on the reverse. A minor mark at Georges face has long worn into the patina. Nicely centered on each side but with some roughness on the reverse. Vlack 7-74A is a rare variety that features the only obverse with a U in place of the customary V in GEORGIVS. It is seldom found as sharp as the present specimen.