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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1466408, member: 5682&quot;]It must be a typo. Size is everything. :devil:</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, it&#039;s easy to make a mistake when coins are similar looking, but different in size and weight. Note these two coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]183887.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]183888.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1724 &quot;farthing&quot; is bigger than than the 1722 farthing. Either the 1724 &quot;farthing&quot; is on a much larger flan (unlikely), it&#039;s a counterfeit, or it&#039;s a mistake (most likely).</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve concluded the 1724 &quot;farthing&quot; is a halfpenny and the mistake was made by even an expert. Unfortunately for the seller, the halfpenny is worth more.</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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