evasion copper Publique Deposited
Lightweight coin rudely imitating British or Irish halfpence of George II or III but with fictitious dates and irrelevant or fanciful legends which could deceive only the illiterate; e.g., GEORGE RULES for GEORGIUS III REX, or BRITONS ISLES for BRITANNIA, or HISPANIOLA for HIBERNIA: Thompson {1949}. Many types came from William Lutwyche's mint in Birmingham. Not to be confused with bungtown copper.
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