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Posted 08/24/2024 08:08 am
Yes, the Scottish made copper sixpences prior to the Act of Union. The reason was that inflation north of the border had run much higher than in England, so the two currencies were no longer interchangeable. I believe that in 1678 a Scottish sixpence (Bawbee) had the same buying power as an English Halfpenny, or even less.
