1774 Vlack 5-74A Machin's Mills 1/2p PCGS F15 GEORGIVS III Group I W7760 R3

1774 Vlack 5-74A Machin’s Mills 1/2p, GEORGIVS III Group I, W7760, R3.  From the Heritage auction of The Alamo Collection of US Colonial Issues, sold on 04/30/26 as lot #3398 and described as: “'1774' Machin's Mills Halfpenny, Fine 15.  W-7760, Choice for the Grade.  '1774' 1/2 P Machin's Mills, GEORGIVS, Vlack 5-74A, W-7760, R.3, Fine 15 PCGS. All legends are clear on this medium-brown contemporary counterfeit halfpenny. The bust shows a couple of trivial thin marks, and the reverse has a blush maroon patina and a few pinpoint specks of PVC. Machin's Mills Group I issues were struck with evasive (fictitious) dates including 1771, 1772, and 1774 through 1776. These counterfeits were of higher quality designs and planchets than other groups of Machin's Mills coppers. Listed on page 37 of the 2026 Guide Book. PCGS Population: 1 in 15, 5 finer (3/26).  Ex: The Liberty Collection of American Colonial Coinage, Part III / Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 5/2008), lot 1947.  From The Alamo Collection of U.S. Colonial Issues.”  This coin realized $536.80 in that auction; PCGS certification# 454.15/13751709.