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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 24483639, member: 105571&quot;][USER=112052]@Cannonball[/USER], cool finds.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t matter if they are genuine or contemporary counterfeits - both are collectible although as [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] said, the counterfeits are often worth more.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I took a quick look through my Whitman&#039;s <i>Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins</i> at the Machins Mills entries and could find only one entry dated 1775.&nbsp; That is the 1775 Vlack 4-75A.&nbsp; To quote the text:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;<i>Obverse</i>:&nbsp; Deeply cut obverse die that almost gives the illusion that George is wearing a helmet...<i>Reverse</i>:&nbsp; Branch hand opposite left foot of A.&nbsp; The one in the date leans right.&nbsp; NIA very close to the date line.&nbsp; Both the obverse head and the positioning of NIA of BRITTANIA make it an easy attribution.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn&#039;t appear to me that the reverse of your 1775-dated coin matches that description.&nbsp; So, either my reference is incomplete as to Machins Mills coins; I am mis-interpreting your coin&#039;s features; there was another undocumented contemporary counterfeiter; or, your coin is a genuine British halfpence.</p><p><br /></p><p>Britain did not strike any halfpence after 1775 so it is certainly possible that your 1775-dated coin might be a genuine British regal halfpence.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might want to contact the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4) to see if a member there can help you.&nbsp; While I&#039;m a member, I&#039;m not knowledgeable enough to help you more than what I&#039;ve already done.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://colonialcoins.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://colonialcoins.org/" rel="nofollow">C4 | Colonial Coin Collectors Club – Est. 1993. Focused on the Study of Colonial Era Numismatics (colonialcoins.org)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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