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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;James O&#039;Brien, post: 2801273, member: 70800&quot;][ATTACH=full]653127[/ATTACH]</p><p>8.2g</p><p>copper</p><p>halfpenny ?</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an interesting find !</p><p><br /></p><p>At first glance, I thought it was some kind of fake Voce Populi token but then I noticed the date - so perhaps there&#039;s more to this one than I originally thought. </p><p><br /></p><p>Several questions arise ...</p><p><br /></p><p>a) is it a contemporary (1760&#039;s) counterfeit of a well known, circulating token ?</p><p>&nbsp; - the obverse looks similar to a Nelson 11 bust</p><p>&nbsp; - the date &quot;1700&quot; is the biggest problem (for me)</p><p>&nbsp; - the reverse is also unusual (head between E and R of Hibernia)</p><p>&nbsp; - if it is a contemporary counterfeit token, it certainly isn&#039;t a very convincing one !</p><p><br /></p><p>b) is it an evasion halfpenny ?</p><p>&nbsp; - the number of inconsistencies would suggest that this might be so</p><p>&nbsp; - do you think the &quot;wear&quot; is genuine, if it might have been manufactured thus ?</p><p>&nbsp; - only problem with this option is the fact that tokens were banned, so who would &quot;copy&quot; an illegal token ???</p><p>&nbsp; - and, again, the date &quot;1700&quot; is problematic for an evasion halfpenny !</p><p><br /></p><p>c) is it a later (possibly 19th C) contemporary counterfeit aimed at collectors ?</p><p>&nbsp; - this is my #1 choice (because, during the 19th C, collectors would not have had many references)</p><p><br /></p><p>d) is it a more recent counterfeit aimed at collectors ?</p><p>&nbsp; - this would be my #2 choice (albeit, not a very convincing one)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>e) unlikely, but could it be a genuine token from 1700 ?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - too many design details look like the Voce Populi tokens of 1760</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; - this is just way too much of a coincidence (for me) </p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have any feedback on these thoughts ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Bet regards,</p><p>James</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.oldcurrencyexchange.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.oldcurrencyexchange.com" rel="nofollow">www.oldcurrencyexchange.com</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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