USA William Pitt Copper Halfpenny Token 1766 Refers to his efforts to have the Stamp Act repealed, Breen 251, 5.38 grammes, approaching Fine, an edge pinch at 4 o'clock has caused a bend to the planchet, otherwise with good surfaces
USAConnecticutHalfpenny 1788 Machin's Mills, Bust left with four stars in the obverse legend, ET before face, Star after B of LIB, 7.20 grammes, Breen 867, Fine with good surfaces, showing the coin to be struck over a CONSTELLATIO NOVA Halfpenny with some of the under type legend showing, namely 'BERTA' above Britannia and TELLATIO on the lower part of the reverse
USA/IrelandHalfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI 60 over 00, Tail added to first 0 to make a 6, double struck V in VOCE, head divides HIBERNIA after E, Breen 230, Nelson-Vlack 6, 7.36 grammes, Fine for issue with some deeper hairlines in the field in front of the portrait causing a depression in this area.
USAWashington Grate Halfpenny 1795 For Clark & Harris, Large Coat buttons, edge diagonally reeded, Breen 1271, DH Middlesex 283a, 9.04 grammes, Near VF with an edge nick
USA/IrelandHalfpenny 1723 Woods, Small 3 over 2, with much of the 2 showing to the right of the 3, Breen 153 NGC AU58 BN, struck on a generous 28mm diameter flan, all Woods Halfpennies rare in high grade, the variety coins particularly elusive
USA/IrelandHalfpenny 1760 Group I with head dividing R and N of HIBERNIA, Imperial Head Breen 221 about Fine for wear with good surfaces, a few small spots in the devices, these possibly removable with care
USAHalfpenny 1787 New Jersey, Obverse: short grips the highest of which points to the left upright of the N of NOVA, rather than below it, Reverse with medium, uneven shield in the style of Breen 892, Central top point of shield points to the upright of the B in PLURIBUS, 10.00 grammes, possibly a contemporary counterfeit, VG/Near Fine for issue and unusual
USAHalfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI Group III, Head divides E and R of HIBERNIA, 60 over 00, tail added to first 0 to form the 6, touching exergue line, Crosslet after VOCE, Breen 226, approaching Fine
USA/IrelandHalfpenny 1760 Group I with head dividing R and N of HIBERNIA, Imperial Head Breen 221 about Fine for wear with good surfaces, a few small spots in the devices, these possibly removable with care
USA/IrelandHalfpenny St. Patricks (undated c.1670) FLOREAT .*. REX legend, Checkerboard Floor, Breen 201, Rare, in an NGC holder and graded VF25 BN, the joint highest graded on the NGC Census
USA/IrelandHalfpenny 1722 Woods, Harp to left, Breen 144 in an NGC holder and graded AU53 BN, a small flan crack through the E of GEORGIUS, otherwise a very pleasing piece with much eye appeal
USA/IrelandHalfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI, with P before face on the obverse, two large rosettes follow the reverse legend Breen 232, 7.33 grammes, VF for issue with edge bruises at 3 and 9 'clock
USA (2) Halfpenny 1795 Grate, for Clark & Harris, Large Buttons, Breen 1271, diagonal edge reeding, weight 9.39 grammes, Near VF with some light staining on either side, One Cent 1872 1 and 8 almost touch Breen 1982 VG
USA (3) One Cent (2) 1863 Breen 1953 NVF with some toning and small edge nicks, 1864L Breen 1961 VF the reverse with a small spot at the top, Halfpenny 1723 Woods VG appears 23 over 22
USAConnecticutHalfpenny 1785 Mailed Bust right, Breen 736, Ribbons within circle of legend Fine for issue, the obverse with a few thin scratches, with an even light brown colour
USAHalfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI Group III, Head divides E and R of HIBERNIA, 60 over 00, tail added to first 0 to form the 6, touching exergue line, Crosslet after VOCE, Breen 226, approaching Fine
USAHalfpennyConnecticut 1786 ETLIB INDE legend, Medium Head, Breen 743, Miller 2.1A struck on a heavier flan of 9.17 grammes, Fine or better with some spots
USAHalfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI, Group V, James III Portrait with two Large Rosettes after A, P (double struck) below bust, H of HIBERNIA double struck, Breen 233, Bold Fine with good surfaces
USAHalfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI Crosslet almost midway between E and P, Breen 223, good surfaces, both obverse and reverse evenly struck and bold, would probably grade VF by US standards, scarce this nice
USA - Halfpenny George III 1772 Contemporary Counterfeit of crude type, Coleman CH-1772B-2, also Listed in Anton/Kesse 'The Forgotten Coins of the North American Colonies' as Plate 10, VF cleaned, lists at $600 VF in the Coleman book
USA Cent 1821 Breen 1814 Fine with some corrosion, HalfpennyIreland/USA Woods 1723 No pellet before H, large 3 Breen 155 approaching Fine, the obverse with some light corrosion, the reverse with a lamination flaw
USA (2) Halfpenny Elephant 17th Century undatedBreen 186 NVG, Halfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI with VOOE error O over C with no punctuation Breen 227 Fine with some verdigris at the top of the reverse, probably VF for wear by US standards for this issue
USA (2) Halfpenny 1787 New JerseyBreen 919 'Goiter' with low mid-point to shield, old Rahway Shield weighs 9.1 grammes Fine, Rare, Ten Cents 1820 STATESOFAMERICA one word Breen 3166 Good VF Scarce
USAWashingtonHalfpenny 1793 3 over 2 Breen 1225 edge reads PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL approaching VF with most of the ship's rigging struck up, part of the overdate still visible and with some die rust marks on the collar
USA (3) Halfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI 60 over 00 with tail added to the 0 to form a 6, with crosslet after VOCE Breen 226 Near Fine, scarce, Halfpennies Woods (2) 1722 DEI with weakly struck lower bar to the E and resembling an F, also with stop following DEI rather than above the bust NF, 1723 No stop before HIBERNIA Fine
USA Woods Halfpenny 1723 No pellet before H as Breen 157 but in addition to this the centres of the stops are hollowed and are similar to annulets, an interesting and unusual piece, Bold Fine
USAHalfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI Head between E and R of HIBERNIA, one stop after HIBERNIA, Obverse VOCE POPULI with no punctuation NF/VG with a knock to the left of the date
USAHalfpenny 1723 William Woods VF porous surfaces
£30
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