Silver coin help

[mainer]

Been waiting all week to get this coin ID, I am not sure what happened to it. I am pretty sure that its silver, and it bears a striking resemblence to a KG II copper. I have found some silver ones like it that the front matches but cant find any that have the same back. So hopefully someone can tell me exactly what I have found. Thanks for any help.

 

[Iron Patch]

White metal/pewter counterfeit George II Halfpenny. (Copying the 1746-1754 issue)

 

[mainer]

Thank you IP. I scratched the edge of it and its all shiny like silver and seeings how you can see all the detail clearly I just figured it was silver. But I trust you.

 

[Iron Patch]

Thank you IP. I scratched the edge of it and its all shiny like silver and seeings how you can see all the detail clearly I just figured it was silver. But I trust you.

As the copper content in the regal halfpence and farthings was only about half of the face value of the coin, small operation counterfeiters could potentially have made a profit even if they made full weight coins. Of course, counterfeiters did not make full weight coins, rather their products were generally from 20% to 50% lighter than regal issues. Further, through the period up to the mid 1740's British counterfeiters usually made cast coins. As casting required the counterfeiter to heat metal to a molten state these individuals would increase their profits by mixing the more expensive copper with cheaper metals to produce coins that were not only lightweight but also debased. Most often lead, tin and/or zinc was used as alloys as they were more malleable than copper. Interestingly, on a few occasions, cast coins with a high lead content will actually be heavier than regal issues but will have a lower intrinsic value. For additional information on cast coppers and their two basic methods of manufacture see the section on Cast Counterfeit Coppers.

http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/CtfBrit.intro.html

 

[mainer]

 

[steelheadwill]

Hey Mainer!
Nice Find, the counterfeit is probably scarcer than the genuine.
Found a few counterfeit George 111 HPs, my local dealer says one of them is worth a lot more than the real thing!
Keep em Comin

 

[mainer]

Thanks Herbie.