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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jimski, post: 2960132, member: 77373&quot;]1730 British Evasion Counterfeit Halfpenny.&nbsp; GEORGE RULES, BRITAIN’S ISLES</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is dated 1730, but this is not possible … it was predated.&nbsp; More about this below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]724384[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]724385[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>It is certain that this Evasion halfpenny was not minted in 1730: </b>The bust of George II on this halfpenny is the “Old Bust”, which was minted starting in 1740.&nbsp; In 1730 the “Young Bust” was being minted. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]724387[/ATTACH] </p><p>PaddyB&#039;s 1740 halfpenny was posted at <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/game-world-coins-time-machine%E2%80%A6-counting-backward-by-year-plus-prize-coin.298151/page-119#post-2949676" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/game-world-coins-time-machine%E2%80%A6-counting-backward-by-year-plus-prize-coin.298151/page-119#post-2949676">#2378</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Evasion Counterfeit Coinage explained</b></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/CtfBrit.intro.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/CtfBrit.intro.html" rel="nofollow">https://coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/CtfBrit.intro.html</a>&nbsp; <i>in 1771 a new law was passed {in Britain} making counterfeiting a felony and placing penalties on distributors as well as minters. However, this did not stop the lucrative counterfeiting trade. Counterfeits continued to be produced and distributed. Now that there were severe penalties at home, several individuals started producing evasion coppers in large numbers for internal distribution, as these were not covered by the counterfeiting laws, and sending their counterfeit issue abroad.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Along with counterfeits there were several &quot;evasion issues&quot; produced in England and Ireland. These issues did not try to make exact copies of coppers (usually halfpence), instead they only tried to closely resemble regular issues. Usually the images would be the same but the motto &quot;Georgius III Rex&quot; would be changed to &quot;George Rules&quot;, &quot;Georgius III Pax&quot;, &quot;Britain Rules&quot; or the like. Sometimes the portrait of the king would face in the wrong direction. Since these coins were not exact copies of regal issues, the makers could not be charged with counterfeiting under English law.</i></p><p><i>Some individuals turned to </i><b><i>evasion pieces</i></b><i> as early as the 1750&#039;s but the majority were produced after counterfeiting coppers was made a felony in 1771 ...</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>{Evasion coins did not circulate in America.} </b><i>Newman (pp. 151-153) has traced the history of evasion coins and found they were not used in America. … Newman has explained no evasion copper has ever been found in excavations at an American site nor has one appeared in a colonial coin hoard. Recently, Philip Mossman has concurred in this opinion stating: &quot;there is no evidence that evasive halfpence ever circulated in America nor is there any report of such pieces being recovered in accumulations or hoards from the colonial period.&quot; (Money of the American Colonies&nbsp; p. 123). In fact, it would seem reasonable that counterfeiters, under fear of prosecution, would want to send their products out of the country, while there was no such incentive for the export of evasion issues. </i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I particularly looked for a coin with the GEORGE RULES legend because “rules” is a current slang expression, which the Urban Dictionary describes as “Something that is higher in quality than all other things” … they give an example “Black Sabbath rules!”.&nbsp; Black Sabbath in this case would be the British Rock Band.&nbsp; I’ve heard some band or other “rules” countless times from my son who is a Heavy Metal enthusiast and an excellent guitarists.&nbsp; He collects coins too.&nbsp; We share collections.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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