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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Hiya Daltonista. Yes, the Oak is very "English". We built black and white houses out of it for centuries. It has also been used for the construction of lock gates in our canals, and the hills of our sailing ships were made of it until we found that Teak didn't attract wood-boring sea-creatures. Most country estates had plantations of it for maintaining their properties. It is also celebrated on the old-style "round pounds" of 1987, 1992, and 2013. (Round pounds with these designs from other years are forgeries, but that's another story...
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
405 Posts |
Oops! Fat finger syndrome! Hulls not hills!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1075 Posts |
Thank you, Spyro.
Nice coins, Bacchus 2 and GLB49!
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough." --- Mario Andretti
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
29141 Posts |
Thank you, daltonista.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859My silver Libertad collection https://goccf.com/t/491087
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2926 Posts |
Another recent pick-up Edward III - half Groat (Pre&-Treaty), London Mint (ND 1351-1352) Ob. + EDWARDVS . REX . ANGLI . Z . FRANCI Rev. + POS VI DEV ADIVT OREM / CIVITAS LONDON The reverse lettering broadly translates to ""I have made God my helper" / "City of London";" 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice coin, Bacchus2! 
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
29141 Posts |
A fine addition, Bacchus2.
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote: Another recent pick-up... Edward III - half Groat (Pre&-Treaty), London Mint (ND 1351-1352) Fantastic! 
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