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Message:: [QUOTE="SRSNUM, post: 5404465, member: 102988"]Below find a description and digital images of a Great Britain 1772 halfpenny from my collection.  It exhibits the following characteristics: 27mm 6.63 grams Copper Obv: The ‘Gs’ of ‘Georgivs’ appear to be closed (see digital images).  ‘REX’ appears normal but impressed on a shelf of extra ‘rolled in’ metal.  Other devices appear normal for a genuine British halfpenny of the period. Rev:  The ‘1’ of the date exhibits a flat top with serifs on the left and right and a vertical upright  consistent  with the Roman Numeral  I.  Other 1772 halfpennies I have found on the web appear to exhibit a single serif at the upper left and an upright curved down to the left. The ‘2’ in the date exhibits an almost closed upper loop, is far from the ‘7’ and is in virtual contact with the top of the exergue (see digital images).  Most ‘2s’ I have found on the web exhibit a large open upper loop and are close to the ‘7’.  In other respects, the item in hand exhibits the characteristics of the 1772 halfpenny ‘Reverse A’ type shown on the allcoinvalues.com website. My query…is this a known variety of a 1772 Great Britain halfpenny?  All comments welcome. [ATTACH=full]1233652[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1233677[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1233654[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1233656[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1233657[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1233661[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]