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(CROWN) / UNITY


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Type Coin
Title (CROWN) / UNITY
Date 1773
Country England
Institution
/Catalog #
PI-52
Denomination halfpenny
Description This issue is likely a reference to the 1801 Acts of Union that united the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain. A similar act in 1707, also known as the Acts of Union, had already united England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain. This then would be a call for unity among the three nations. Though the host, dated 1773, predates the union it could easily have been stamped during that period. The coin, though attractive, has circulated heavily while the counterstamps not so much. A thirty year gap between the striking of the coin and the application of the stamps isn't unreasonable. Bought from a coin dealer in Worthing, West Sussex, UK. I have no provenance to share. Purchased from John Newman / Worthing, West Sussex, UK. (Fb. 26, 2022) ($20).

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