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<p>[QUOTE="Ken White, post: 2801764, member: 88798"]While the supposed "6" looks more like a "5," I believe this to be an EVASION PIECE. So it is most likely "1776" with a bad casting of the "6!"</p><p>I did a thorough side by side with a known 1775, and your coin was NOT EVEN CLOSE! Compare the lettering ... especially on the back. The A's are nowhere near the known coins' A's. The leaves on the branch in the hand are totally different. The breasts are wrong, the creases in the shirt at the neckline above the breast are totally wrong!</p><p>I could go on and on and on ... But this thing is NOWHERE NEAR comparable to a legitimate copy of a 1775 British Half Penny!</p><p>Here is the coin I compared it to .....</p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/mycoinfacts/1775/1318358/103964" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/mycoinfacts/1775/1318358/103964" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/mycoinfacts/1775/1318358/103964</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ken White, post: 2801764, member: 88798"]While the supposed "6" looks more like a "5," I believe this to be an EVASION PIECE. So it is most likely "1776" with a bad casting of the "6!" I did a thorough side by side with a known 1775, and your coin was NOT EVEN CLOSE! Compare the lettering ... especially on the back. The A's are nowhere near the known coins' A's. The leaves on the branch in the hand are totally different. The breasts are wrong, the creases in the shirt at the neckline above the breast are totally wrong! I could go on and on and on ... But this thing is NOWHERE NEAR comparable to a legitimate copy of a 1775 British Half Penny! Here is the coin I compared it to ..... [url]https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/mycoinfacts/1775/1318358/103964[/url][/QUOTE]
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