1770 Contemporary Counterfeit Halfpenny. George III English Type. Coin X Family. Dies 2-70A. MS-64 BN (PCGS).Tons of original mint red illuminate the lustrous fields and intricacies of the devices on this well struck and quite choice survivor of a counterfeit that was good enough to get through PCGS. "Coin X" is one of the halfpenny counterfeits on Plate 50 of C. Wilson Pecks tome on English copper coinage. Finer than any of the specimens offered in our January 2008 Ringo Collection Auction.
