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(DEFACED) // (BENT) (PI-27)


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Type Coin
Title (DEFACED) // (BENT) (PI-27)
Date 1800
Country Ireland
Institution
/Catalog #
PI-27
Denomination 1/2p
Description Hibernia halfpenny, 180?. The portrait of the King is nearly obliterated by Chisel(?) blows. The coin appears to be bent in the center or was struck with a blunt tool that left a shallow depression across the reverse. Purchased from Vincent Donohoe / Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada (Sp. 22, 2018) ($9).

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