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1774 1774' 1/2P Machin's Mills - IUS Half Penny

Strike Type
1774 1774' 1/2P Machin's Mills - IUS Half Penny

Coin Details

Year
1774
Denomination
Colonials
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Regular Strike
Series
Post-1776 Private and Regional Issues (1778-1820)
Designer
Thomas Machin and associates
Composition
Copper
Weight
7.5g
Diameter
28mm
Edge
Plain

Description

A Machin's Mills counterfeit halfpenny dated 1774 with the IUS legend variant. The 1774 date would have been among the most recent genuine George III halfpennies in colonial circulation.

Rarity Notes

Moderately scarce.

Cross References

Vlack 7-74A; Whitman 7660

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