GREAT BRITAIN. 1749 Farthing. Spink-3722, KM-581.2. MS-61 BN (PCGS). OGH.

GREAT BRITAIN. 1749 Farthing. Spink-3722, KM-581.2. MS-61 BN (PCGS). OGH. The farthing counterpart to the George II halfpenny of the same date offered above, and also an American colonial type due to the dispatch of examples to New England as reimbursement for the 1745 capture of Fortress Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island. This is a sharply struck example that is well centered on the obverse, less so on the reverse where the border is wider at upper left. Subdued copper brown surfaces and hazy silvery tinting explain the MS-61 numeric grade from PCGS, but both sides are hard and tight with neither detracting flan flaws or troublesome post-strike marks. Provenance: From the Emerald Coast Collection. PCGS# 610088. Click here for certification details from PCGS.

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