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<p>[QUOTE="Stuart Williams, post: 7915279, member: 99049"]Yes, these contemporary counterfeit coins are a fascinating field of study and collecting. They were called "evasions" and were minted to resemble the official coinage but with subtle difference in the legends or variations in the bust. A loophole in the counterfeiting laws meant coins (mainly halfpennies) could be minted with a subtle change and deemed to be "tokens", thus evading the law. Dues to severe shortages of small change coins, such as halfpennies and farthings, they were readily accepted for use as money. Evasions were struck in copper but were lighter than the official issues. Strangely enough, most types were Irish, showing the Hibernia figure. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/07/08/obrien-coin-guide-irish-evasion-halfpennies-1770s-to-the-1790s/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/07/08/obrien-coin-guide-irish-evasion-halfpennies-1770s-to-the-1790s/" rel="nofollow">https://oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/07/08/obrien-coin-guide-irish-evasion-halfpennies-1770s-to-the-1790s/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Stuart Williams, post: 7915279, member: 99049"]Yes, these contemporary counterfeit coins are a fascinating field of study and collecting. They were called "evasions" and were minted to resemble the official coinage but with subtle difference in the legends or variations in the bust. A loophole in the counterfeiting laws meant coins (mainly halfpennies) could be minted with a subtle change and deemed to be "tokens", thus evading the law. Dues to severe shortages of small change coins, such as halfpennies and farthings, they were readily accepted for use as money. Evasions were struck in copper but were lighter than the official issues. Strangely enough, most types were Irish, showing the Hibernia figure. [URL]https://oldcurrencyexchange.com/2015/07/08/obrien-coin-guide-irish-evasion-halfpennies-1770s-to-the-1790s/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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