½ Penny - Machin’s Mills
Features
| Issuer |
Province of New York
(United States (pre-federal and private/territorial))  |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Machin's Mill |
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Years | 1747-1788 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Miedź |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 342145 |
| References | KM# 13 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) |
Obverse
Głowa zwrócona w prawo. Słowa otaczające głowę.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: Georgivs lll REX
Reverse
Britannia siedząca i zwrócona w lewo.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: Britannia 1788
Mint
Newburgh, United StatesComments
(en)
These were made in New York at Machin’s Mills and might have been backdated. These are counterfeit British half pence but due to historical impact these had they have been considered American coins.
Multiple varieties exist for 1772, 1774, and 1776
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1747 | 6% | ||||||||||||||
| 1771 | 6% | ||||||||||||||
| 1772 | 9% | ||||||||||||||
| 1774 | 
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12% | |||||||||||||
| 1775 | 21% | ||||||||||||||
| 1776 | 24% | ||||||||||||||
| 1778 | 12% | ||||||||||||||
| 1787 | 18% | ||||||||||||||
| 1788 | 15% | ||||||||||||||
Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.
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