During the reign of King George III (1760–1820) the first issue of halfpennies actually was not issued until 10 years after his accession to the throne in 1770. Consequently, the vast number of halfpennies in circulation were actually all counterfeits. Indeed, counterfeiting became rampant at first because there was a coin shortage. In 1771, it
Universally, treason is regarded as a despicable "high crime." In many countries, it is punishable by life imprisonment or execution and is likely to make
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