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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Coinsandmedals, post: 4562788, member: 107435&quot;]I recently added another contemporary counterfeit of a Soho piece. This time the culprit is a rather crude attempt at an 1806 ½ Penny. Boulton’s new design implemented a few new security features not present on the 1797 coinage. Most notably, he included engrailed the edge to make it harder for counterfeiters to produce lightweight cast copies. Oddly enough, the counterfeits seem to have made some attempt to include this feature on their product. The images do not really capture the odd yellowish-orange appearance, which makes me wonder if this piece is brass.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1129503[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1129504[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1129505[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Weight:</b> 8.7 grams (compared to 9.45 grams)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Diameter: </b>27.18 mm (compared to 29 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Thickness:</b> 1.83 mm (compared to 2-2.5 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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