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UNITED STATES: AE halfpenny, 1760, PCGS VF25

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UNITED STATES: AE halfpenny, 1760, PCGS VF25
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UNITED STATES: AE halfpenny, 1760, KM-Tn1, Voce Populi copper, VOOE variety, PCGS graded VF25. By 1760 small coppers were scarce in Ireland. No royal Irish farthings had been issued since 1744 and no royal Irish halfpence since 1755. Issues of both denominations were scheduled to be minted in 1760 but apparently they did not arrive in Ireland until 1762. It has been speculated this was partly due to the death of George II in October of 1760. Under these circumstances underweight Voce Populi farthings and halfpence first appeared in Dublin. Very little is known about the origins of these coins, all of which carry the date 1760. Traditionally they have been attributed to a man named Roche who was a button maker on South King Street in Dublin. It is thought these coppers may have continued to be produced through 1761 using the 1760 dated dies. It is generally assumed their production ceased by 1762 when the regal 1760 coppers finally arrived. The Voce populi series saw limited use in the American Colonies.