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BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 10:28 am James II, 1687, Peck #554 and William & Mary, 1692, Peck #576 Bill Report this Post to the Staff

biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 10:58 am Did they use copper insets to bring the metal value up to face value? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21789 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 11:02 am VERY difficult to get these coins in any sort of reasonable condition. Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 11:22 am As I remember, the copper insert was meant to deter counterfeiters. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 9:42 pm an interesting phase in Britain's numismatic history. Edited by Peter THOMAS 04/08/2012 9:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 04/08/2012 10:23 pm Yes, tin farthings appeared at the end of Charles II's reign in 1684, and tin halves were first struck for James II in 1685. They had copper plug as anti-counterfeiting device. But by 1692 the production stopped as tin coins were increasingly unpopular because of low intrinsic value and high corrosive tendencies, especially where two metals met. Bill, your coins look very well preserved, nice examples! Report this Post to the Staff
Sheencrofter Valued Member Ireland 201 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 07:21 am I see a lot of William and Mary coins have one head over the other. Is that meant to represent the two monarchs? Sheen Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 08:30 am Yes, Sheen. Most UK coins dating from 1689 to 1694 show the conjoined busts of the King and Queen. Here another example (in this case, a 1692 Irish half penny). Bill Edited by BillSnyder 04/14/2012 08:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 04/14/2012 3:08 pm William III and Mary II co-reigned from 1689 to 1694. After Mary's death William ruled alone till 1702. They were first cousins, Mary a daughter of their predecessor James II, and William a son of James' sister Mary who was married to the Prince of Orange. So William, of the House of Orange-Nassau, came in from the Netherlands. I have a Dutch coin commemorating the 300th anniversary of their ascension, Report this Post to the Staff
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