These coins were unofficial copies and were often made to look like
well worn currency as their intention was to pass as legal currency.
They
were also shipped to America in substantial quantities to be used during a
period when there was a shortage of home-grown coinage (pre 1790).
WG-2244: 1790 Trade Conder Token
– Contemporary Counterfeit.
Shakespeare. £9
WG-2518: 1817 George III Half Crown. Brass. Contemporary Forgery. £12
WU-2494: US Half Dollar, 1908. This is an interesting 100 year old forgery. £19
