Many varied contemporary forgeries / counterfeits exist of the James.1 and Charles.1 English hammered farthings.
Identifying them is not always easy particularly with the contentious ones. All the examples on
this web page are relatively easy to spot, I say easy but if it is not known what a genuine one
should look like it can be near impossible. For this reason a genuine farthing image can be
viewed on the same page as the forgery image to show the differences, though not
necessarily depicting an equivalent privy mark.
Mentioned earlier was the avoidance so far of the very difficult to identify forgeries, since there are
no records surviving, at least none have yet come to light, depicting the mintage and various types
actually produced.
This site does by no means seek to glorify forgeries but it is felt they should be identified where
possible.
Punctuations where present are represented by standard keyboard characters.
The semi colon is used for apostrophie stop
The stop is only represented at the bottom, although sometimes it is in the middle or top
The squiggle (Tilde) is used to represent the privy mark crescent, on the reverse where necessary
The Forgery number is for my identification
First digit the Monarch (J).
Second digit the Patentee (L).
Next five digits identifying the coin by for example the privy mark (RosDo) ie Rose, double.
Last three digits being the sequential number (001).
Tables below contain forgery details.
This collation does not contain any Harington forgeries, nor have I ever seen any but have
been assured they exist.
Table 1 shows forgeries of James.1 Lennox farthings.
Table 2 shows forgeries of Charles.1 Richmond farthings
Table 3 shows single mule forgery of Richmond / Maltravers.
Table 4 shows forgeries of Maltravers farthings.
Table 5 shows forgeries of Charles.1 Rose farthings.
Face | Legends | Forgery Pointers | Forgery Number |
---|---|---|---|
Obv Rev |
IACO : D : G . MAG : BRIT . FRA : ET . HIB : REX . |
Shapely crown, poor on detail Uneven lettering, large stops Unrecognised privy mark Squarish crown, no detail, 7 jewels Poor harp, little detail, uneven strings Lettering with large stops |
JLAnvil001 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D . G : MAG : BRIT : FRA . ET : HIB : R _ _ |
Crown detail not good, 6 jewels Uneven lettering Sceptres and pm reasonable Poor crown design with 7 jewels Blundered harp, only 3 strings Uneven and scattered lettering |
JLDaggU001 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D G MAG : BRIT : FRA : _T HIB _EX |
Poor crown design, lacking detail Uneven lettering Sceptres in line but lacking detail Poor crown design Blundered harp Uneven and scattered lettering |
JLDaggU005 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET HIB : REX . |
Crude crown with 7 jewels, large Orb cross Pm Lis of poor design, not recorded Sceptre handles offset from heads Crown with 7 jewels, large Orb cross Poor harp, strange eagles head Uneven lettering |
JLLis1L001 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET HIB : REX . |
Crown with 6 jewels, large Orb cross Pm Lis of poor design, not recorded Sceptre handles offset from heads Crown with 7 jewels, large Orb cross Poor harp, strange eagles head Uneven lettering |
JLLis1L002 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET HIB : REX . |
Large crude crown with 7 jewels Pm Lis of poor design, not recorded Sceptre handles offset from heads Large crude crown with 7 jewels Poor harp detail, vertical strings Uneven lettering |
JLLis1L003 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET HIB : REX . |
Large crude crown with 7 jewels Pm Lis of poor design, not recorded Sceptre handles offset from heads Large crude crown with 5 jewels Poor harp detail, near vertical strings Uneven lettering |
JLLis1L004 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D : G MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET : HIB : REX . |
Blundered crown with 4 jewels Pm Lis of poor design, not recorded Sceptre handles offset from heads Crude crown with 5 jewels Decent harp shape, but lacking detail More even lettering than on obverse |
JLLis1S001 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D : G : MAG . BRIT . FRA . ET HIB : RFX . |
Very crude crown with 9 jewels Uneven lettering Sceptres splayed and untidy Crude square crown with 8 jewels Crude harp lacking detail Uneven lettering, F for E in REX |
JLMascl001 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D G . MAG : BRIT : FRA ET HI : B RE : X |
Crown squarish with 5 jewels Uneven, some mishapen, lettering Sceptres reasonable Very crude crown with 6 jewels Very crude harp, only 4 strings Uneven lettering, punctuation erratic |
JLMascl002 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D : G . MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET : HIB : REX . |
Large shapeless crown with 9 jewels Crown lacking detail Sceptres reasonable Large shapeless crown with 7 jewels Crown lacking detail Harp lacking detail, near vertical strings |
JLMascl003 |
Obv Rev |
IA _ _ _ _ MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB : REX |
Totally blundered crown Uneven and erratic lettering Only sceptre heads exist Almost non existant crown Very crude harp Uneven and erratic lettering |
JLMiscF001 |
Obv Rev |
IACO : D G : MAG : BRI FRA : ET : HIB : REX |
Crude crown Uneven lettering Sceptre handles offset from heads Crude crown Crude harp |
JLRosDo001 |
Face | Legends | Forgery Pointers | Forgery Number |
---|---|---|---|
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Crude crown lacking detail, 6 jewels Uneven lettering Poor sceptre handles Small crude crown, 6 jewels Poor harp design, wide spaced strings Uneven lettering |
CRAnnul001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO D G : MAG BRI : FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Crude crown, stumpy sceptre handles Poor design, of pm Cross calvary Uneven lettering, lack of punctuation Crude crown, poor detail Poor harp design, lacking in detail Uneven lettering |
CRCrsCa001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO D : G : MAG : BRIT . FRA . ET HIB . REX . |
Large square crown, poor detail Uneven lettering Legend reads BRIT for BRI Crude squarish crown, lacking detail Harp design, lacking in detail Uneven lettering |
CRCrsPa003 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRIT : . FRA : ET HIB : REX . |
Crude crown, poor detail Uneven lettering Legend reads BRIT for BRI Crude crown, poor detail Harp design, lacking in detail Uneven lettering |
CRCrsPa004 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D G MAG : BRI FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Crude small crown, 6 jewels Large, poor design, of pm Cross Uneven lettering Crude crown, poor detail Poor harp design, lacking in detail Uneven lettering |
CRCrsPa009 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D G MAG : BRIT FRA : E _ _ IB : REX . |
Crude squarish crown, poor detail Uneven lettering Legend reads BRIT for BRI Crude crown, poor detail Harp design, lacking in detail Uneven lettering |
CRCrsPa010 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAD BRI FRA : ET HIB REX |
Crude squarish crown, poor detail Bogus pm not recorded for Charles Uneven lettering D for G in MAG Crude squarish crown, poor detail Crude harp design, poor detail Uneven lettering |
CRCrsPaF001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA : ET . HIB : REX |
Crude crown lacking detail, 5 jewels Uneven lettering Stumpy sceptre handles Small crude crown, 5 jewels Poor harp design, lacking detail Uneven lettering |
CRCrsPt001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Small crown, poor detail, 7 jewels Uneven lettering Poor sceptre detail Small crown, poor detail, 6 jewels Crude harp design, only 4 strings Uneven lettering |
CRCrsSa001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D _ _ _G : BRIT . FRA : ET _ _ B : REX |
Crown lacking good detail, 10 jewels Legend reads BRIT for BRI Uneven lettering Crown lacking good detail, 10 jewels Reasonable harp but lacks detail |
CRDaggU001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRIT FRA : ET : HIB : REX |
Poor quality crown lacking detail Legend reads BRIT for BRI Uneven lettering Poor quality crown lacking detail Poor quality harp lacking good detail Uneven lettering |
CRDaggU002 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D . G . MAG . BRI FRA : ET . HIB : REX |
Poor quality crown, 10 jewels Bogus pm flower is not recorded Uneven and irregular lettering Poor quality crown, 7 jewels Poor quality harp, strings off vertical Untidy lettering |
CRFlowr001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Crown lacking good detail Bogus pm, if flower, is not recorded Uneven and irregular lettering Poor quality crown, 7 jewels Poor quality harp, strings off vertical Uneven, untidy lettering |
CRFlowr002 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D G MAG . BRI . FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Crude crown and sceptre lis Crude bogus pm, flower not recorded Uneven and irregular lettering Poor quality crude crown Poor quality knob type harp Uneven, untidy lettering |
CRFlowr003 |
Obv Rev |
: CARA : O D G MAG : BRIT FRA : ET : HIB : REX |
Crude fancy crown, 6 jewels CARA with BRIT is correct Uneven and irregular lettering Poor quality crown, 7 jewels Skimpy harp, badly positioned Slightly uneven lettering |
CRFusil001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D G . MAG : BRIT FRA : ET : HIB : REX |
Crown lacking detail, 10 jewels Bogus pm, Key is not recorded Legend reads BRIT for BRI Large crude crown, 10 jewels Skimpy harp, near vertical strings Slightly uneven lettering |
CRKeyH002 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G . MAG : BRI FRA ET . HIB : REX . |
Crown, crude simple and squarish Bogus pm, Key is not recorded Uneven scrawly lettering Crown crude but better than Obv Eagle harp, crude with vertical strings Slightly uneven lettering |
CRKeyH004 |
Obv Rev |
CCARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Crown barely passable Blundered legend, double C in CARO Crude pm. Uneven lettering Large crude crown, 8 jewels Crude harp lacking detail, near vertical strings Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRLeaf001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA . ET . HIB : REX |
Crown lacking detail, 7 jewels Bogus pm, Lis, small is not recorded Uneven and irregular lettering Small crude crown, 5 jewels Harp lacking detail, 51/2 strings Uneven lettering |
CRLis1S001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BR FRA : ET HIB . RE |
Crude crown lacking detail Bogus pm, Lis, small is not recorded Space left only for BR at end of legend Small crude crown, 5 jewels Harp lacking detail, 51/2 strings Space left only for RE at end of legend |
CRLis1S002 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA . ET . HIB : REX |
Crown lacking detail, 7 jewels Bogus pm, Lis, small is not recorded Uneven lettering Small crude crown, 5 jewels Harp lacking detail, 51/2 strings Uneven lettering |
CRLis1S003 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G MAG : BRI FRA . ET . HIB : RE |
Crown lacking detail Bogus pm, Lis, small is not recorded Uneven lettering and punctuation Small crude crown, 5 jewels Harp with 51/2 strings Space left only for RE at end of legend |
CRLis1S004 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA : ET . HIB : RE |
Large crude crown, 6 jewels Bogus pm, Lis, small is not recorded Uneven lettering Crude crown, 5 jewels Messy and untidy harp Space left only for RE at end of legend |
CRLis1S005 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA . ET . HIB : RE |
Very crude crown having little detail Bogus pm, Lis, small is not recorded Uneven and irregular lettering Crude crown Crude harp lacking detail Space left only for RE at end of legend |
CRLis1S012 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG . BRIT FRA . ET . HIB RE |
Large crude crown, 8 jewels Bogus pm, 2 Lis, is not recorded Legend reads BRIT for BRI Crude crown, 5 jewels Harp with 51/2 strings Space left only for RE at end of legend |
CRLis2A003 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D . G MAG : BRI FR . A . ET . HIB REX |
Smallish crown, 5 jewels Bogus pm, 2 Lis, is not recorded Uneven lettering Crude crown, 5 jewels Harp with 51/2 strings |
CRLis2V001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG BRI FRA . ET . HIB . REX |
Crude crown, 7 jewels Pm, 3 Lis, of crude design Uneven and irregular lettering Crude crown, 5 jewels Harp with 51/2 strings Uneven lettering |
CRLis3T002 |
Obv Rev |
CARA : D : G : MAG : BR FRA : ET : HIB : REX |
Large crude crown, 5 jewels Bogus pm, 3 dot, is not recorded Lack of space for legend, BR ilo BRI Very crude crown, 5 jewels Blunderd harp with no good detail Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRMiscD001 |
Obv Rev |
CARA D : G : HIG : BR FRA ET : HIB : REX |
Large crude crown, 5 jewels Misspelling, HIG for MAG. Bogus pm Lack of space for legend, BR ilo BRI Very crude crown, 5 jewels Blundered harp with no good detail Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRMiscD002 |
Obv Rev |
CIRI : D : _ : HI : BRI : FRI : I : TIIB : RIX |
Large crude crown, 5 jewels Bogus pm, 3 dot, is not recorded Misspelled legend, (I), for all vowels Very crude crown, 5 jewels Blundered harp with no good detail Misspelled legend, (I), for all vowels |
CRMiscD003 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Large crude crown, 8 jewels Bogus pm, 4 marks, is not recorded Slightly uneven lettering Crude crown, 7 jewels Blundered harp, near vertical strings Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRMiscM001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO D : G MAG B FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Blundered crown, 7 jewels No pm, is not recorded Lack of space for legend, B ilo BRI Very crude crown, 8 jewels Poor harp design, lacking detail Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRMiscN001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G MAG : BRI : FRA : ET . HIB : R |
Very crude crown No pm, is not recorded Uneven and irregular lettering Crude crown, 7 jewels Poor harp design, lacking detail Lack of space for legend, R ilo REX |
CRMiscN002 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : _ _ _ _ : _ RI FRA . ET : HIB : REX |
Very crude crown, 6 jewels No pm, is not recorded Uneven and irregular lettering Crude crown, 5 jewels Poor harp design, lacking detail Uneven lettering |
CRMiscN003 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA . ET HI . B RE (B is reversed) |
Small crude crown, 4 jewels No pm, is not recorded Legend reads BRIT for BRI Small very crude crown, 5 jewels Poor harp design, lacking detail B of HIB reversed, RE ilo REX |
CRMiscN004 |
Obv Rev |
CARO D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA ET HIB : REX |
Very crude crown, 5 jewels No pm, is not recorded Legend start 240°, BRIT for BRI Very crude crown, 5 jewels Poor harp design, lacking detail Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRMiscN005 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRIT : FRA : ET : HIB : REX |
Crude crown, splayed sceptre handles Legend reads BRIT for BRI Uneven and irregular lettering Crude crown design Blundered harp, 4 unevenly spaced strings Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRMiscU001 |
Obv Rev |
FRA ET : HIBER : X (Reverse legend on Obverse) CARO : D G : MAG : BRIT (Obverse legend on Reverse) |
Very crude crown, 5 jewels Sceptre handles offset from heads Blundered lettering, reverse legend Very crude crown, 6 strings Very poor harp design Uneven lettering, obverse legend |
CRRosDo001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA : ET HIB : REX |
Crude large crown Sceptre handles offset from heads Uneven and irregular lettering Very crude large crown Poor harp design Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRRoseS001 |
Obv Rev |
CARC : G : V : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET HIB : REX . |
Blundered crown, 4 jewels Misspelled legend, ie CARC : G : V Uneven and irregular lettering Very crude crown Very crude harp design Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRShield001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRIT FRA : E_ _ _ _ REX |
Crude square crown Bogus pm, Tun, is not recorded Legend reads BRIT for BRI Crude square crown, 7 jewels Very crude harp design Uneven and irregular lettering |
CRTun001 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D G . MAG : BRIT FRA : ET : HIB : REX : |
Crude large crown, 10 jewels Bogus pm, Tun, is not recorded Legend reads BRIT for BRI Crude large squarish crown, 10 jewels Very crude harp design, 4 strings |
CRTun002 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D G _ _ _ : BRIT . FRA : ET : HIB : REX . |
Crude crown lacking detail Bogus pm, Tun ?, is not recorded Legend reads BRIT for BRI Crude square crown, 10 jewels Harp passable, strings messed up Even lettering although quite chunky |
CRTun003 |
Obv Rev |
CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI FRA . ET HIB : REX |
Crown passable but lacking detail Bogus pm, Tun, is not recorded Crude and uneven lettering Squarish crown lacking detail Crude harp, strings not joined to frame Crude and uneven lettering |
CRTun004 |
Face | Legends | Forgery Pointers | Forgery Number |
---|---|---|---|
Obv Rev |
Richmond / Maltravers CAROLVS D : G MAG : BRIT . FRA : ET : HIB : REX . |
Crude crown, 5 jewels Crude inner beaded circle Uneven lettering Very crude crown Very crude harp design Slightly uneven lettering |
CR-MLisL001 |
Face | Legends | Forgery Pointers | Forgery Number |
---|---|---|---|
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRIT FRAN : ET : HIB : REX |
Crude crown, lacking detail Crude pm, poor design of bell Uneven lettering Crude crown, lacking detail Crude harp, 5 vertical strings Slightly uneven lettering |
CMBe-Cr001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS ; D ; G ; MAG ; BRIT FRAN ; ET ; HIB ; REX |
Well formed d/a crown, lacking full detail Crude pm, poor design of bell lettering presentable Well formed d/a crown, lacking full detail Harp presentable but only 5 strings Crude pm, poor design of bell |
CMBe-Be002 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS D : G MAG . BRI ; . FRAN ; ET . HIB ; REX . ~ . |
Crude d/a crown, lacking detail Crude pm, poor design of bell Uneven and irregular lettering Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Crude harp of poor design Uneven lettering. Pm bell passable |
CMBe-Be003 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRIT FRAN : ET . HIB : REX ~ . |
Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Crude pm, poor design of bell Uneven and irregular lettering Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Passable harp, lacking detail Uneven lettering. Pm bell passable |
CMBe-Be004 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRI FRAN . ET . HIB : REX |
Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Crude pm, bell of poor design Uneven lettering Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Passable harp, lacking detail Crude pm, bell of poor design |
CMBe-Be005 |
Obv Rev |
CAROL . VS : D : G : MAG : BRIT FRAN : : ET HIB : REX |
Crude s/a crown, 9 jewels No inner circle. Pm cross Uneven and irregular lettering Very crude s/a crown, lacking detail Blundered harp, only 4 strings No inner circle. Double csp after FRAN |
CMCross001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRIT FRAN E _ _ _ _ _ EX |
Crude s/a crown, 9 jewels No inner circle. Pm cross Uneven and irregular lettering Very crude s/a crown, lacking detail Blundered harp, vertical strings No inner circle. Pm cross |
CMCs-Cs001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS . D ; G ; MAG ; BRIT . FRAN . HIB . REX . ~ . |
Poor detail to crown, no jewels Pm cross fleury saltire unrecorded Randomly uneven lettering Crude crown and harp lacking detail Pm cross fleury unrecorded Blundered legend, ET omitted |
CMCs-Cs002 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS ; D G ; MAG B ; RIT : FRAI/I ; ET ; HIB ; REX |
Crude s/a crown, lacking detail Crude pm. Pm harp, not recorded Uneven punctuation, reads B ; RIT Crude d/a crown, 6 jewels Crude harp, only 4 strings Reversed I/I in FRAN. Pm harp, not recorded |
CMHp-Hp001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRIT FRAN ; ET HIB ; REX |
Crude d/a crown, lacking detail Crude pm. Pm Lis, not recorded for obv only Uneven lettering Very crude d/a crown, 8 jewels Harp passable Uneven lettering |
CMLisL001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS D G MAG : BRIT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _B : REX |
Crude s/a crown, 9 jewels Poor pm design of Martlet Very crude and uneven lettering Very crude s/a crown, lacking detail Crude harp, lacking detail Very crude and uneven lettering |
CMMartl001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS ; D ; G ; MAG ; BRIT . FRAI/I ; ET HIB ; REX : |
Crude d/a crown, lacking detail Pm, unclear, if any Uneven lettering Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Very crude harp, only 4 strings Uneven lettering. Reversed I/I in FRAN |
CMMiscU001 |
Obv Rev |
: CAR . OLVS . D G MAG : BRIT . FRAN ET : IH : IB RE : X |
Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Pm, unclear, if any. Uneven lettering Irregular punctuation, CAR . OLVS Very crude d/a crown. Legend misspelling Crude harp, uneven string spacing Bogus pm Irregular punctuation, ET : IH : IB RE : X |
CMMiscU-Tn001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRI? _ _ _ N . ET . HIB : REX : |
Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Pm, unclear, if any Uneven lettering Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Very crude harp, strings off vertical Uneven lettering. Pm, unclear, if any |
CMMiscU-U001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS D G ; MAG ; BRIT FRAN ET ; HIB ; REX ~ . |
Wrong shape of d/a crown, lacking detail Poor orb and lis on crown Generally difficult to condemn as forgery Wrong shape of d/a crown, lacking detail Poor orb and lis on crown Generally difficult to condemn as forgery |
CMRo-Ro001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT ; FRAN ; ET ; HIB ; REX ~ . |
Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Pm, woolpack, of poor design Uneven lettering, no punctuation Crude d/a crown Untidy harp of poor design Pm, woolpack, of poor design |
CMWp-Wp001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS : D G MA : G BR : IT : FRA : N ET HI . B REX |
Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Pm, woolpack, of poor design Irregular punctuation, MA : G & BR : IT Crude d/a crown, lacking detail Very crude harp of poor design Irregular punctuation, FRA : N & HI . B |
CMWp-Ro002 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS ; D ; G ; MAG ; BRIT
; FRAN ; ET ; HIB ; REX ~ . |
Crude large d/a crown, lacking detail Pm, woolpack, of poor design Uneven lettering Crude large d/a crown, lacking detail Skimpy harp. Uneven lettering Pm, woolpack, of poor design |
CMWp-Wp004 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS : D : G . MAG : BRIT
. FRAN : ET . HIB . REX : ~ . |
Crude small d/a crown, lacking detail Pm, woolpack, of poor design Slightly uneven lettering Very crude d/a crown, lacking detail Skimpy harp. Uneven lettering Pm, woolpack, of poor design |
CMWp-Wp005 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLVS ; D ; G MAG ; BRIT FRAI/I ; ET ; HIB ; REX |
Crude rounded d/a crown, lacking detail Pm, woolpack, of poor design Slightly uneven lettering Crown & harp hardly visible, due to damage Pm, unclear, if any Uneven lettering. Reversed I/I in FRAN |
CMWp-U006 |
Face | Legends | Forgery Pointers | Forgery Number |
---|---|---|---|
Obv Rev |
CAROLV : D : G : MAG : BRI FRAN : ET . HIB : REX |
Very crude s/a crown, 4 jewels Combination of legend and pms not recorded Very crude s/a crown, 3 jewels Rose with a poor attempt at detail Uneven lettering |
CRoCr-Cr001 |
Obv Rev |
CAROLV D ; G MA ; BRI FRA ; ET H . I ; REX |
Crude s/a crown Uneven lettering Very crude s/a crown Rose with a poor attempt at detail Uneven lettering |
CRoCr-Cr002 |
Obv Rev |
CA . ROLV D : G MA : BRI FRA : ET : HIB : REX . ~ : |
Crude s/a crown Uneven lettering Very crude s/a crown Rose with a poor attempt at detail Uneven lettering |
CRoCr-Cr003 |
SUMMARY OF FORGERY POINTERS
Note, at least 2 or 3 of the following forgery pointers, or more are needed to condemn a forgery, one is not usually enough.
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