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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aidan Work, post: 32352, member: 1824&quot;]It must be remembered that there are a lot of contemporary counterfeits of the British 1/2d. &amp; 1/4d. coins.A lot of the counterfeits were used in British America due to the shortage of British Imperial coins.There is an interesting series of copper pieces that are similar in design,size &amp; composition,but they have had the legends changed</p><p>For example;&#039;GEORGIVS II REX&#039; may have had its legend changed to &#039;GEORGE II RULES&#039; or another inscription.These pieces are commonly known as &#039;Evasions&#039;,because the penalty for forging &amp; uttering a forged coin was very tough.I think the penalty was usually death.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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