 Multidenominational Error Striking. 1724 Twopenny obverse/1723 Halfpenny reverse. Br.105, this coin. Good to Very Good. Bath metal. 125.7 gns. 28.6 x 29.6 mm. Unique. The obverse is the goiter neck George I older head type seen on Breen's ''Prototype Twopence'' while the reverse appears to be a regular issue die for the denomination. The piece was deliberately muled but mis-struck on a poor planchet, so may have been made clandestinely and some time after the patent had lapsed. Both sides are deep brown in color. The surfaces are a bit granular most everywhere and are rough in places. The designs were not fully struck up on either side. The piece is somewhat misshapen but is intriguing.
Ex Charles Ira Bushnell Collection (S.H. and H. Chapman, June 20, 1882, lot 224); said ex Philip Nelson Collection on December 11, 1913; F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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