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Hungary -- 1690 15 krajczar:  
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Pillar of the Community
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If anyone is following the thread on the 1690 Irish gunmetal crown in Pb/Sb, it should be posted here.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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James II Irish Gunmoney halfcrown - May 1690: 
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Pillar of the Community
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Just a routine coin and nowhere near as interesting as the 1494 just posted on the original thread - - - Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg -- 1689 2 mariengroschen:  
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Glad to see we are moving along with some nice coins. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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King James II - September 1689 Irish Gunmoney halfcrown - much larger than the 1790 one I posted yesterday! 
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Belgium
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Why is it called 'gunmoney' ?
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Quote: Why is it called 'gunmoney' ? The coins were issued by King James II in exile in Ireland after he had been deposed by William and Mary. The coins are said to have been made from melted-down cannons or whatever metal the king's followers had to hand.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Meanwhile in 1689, England still had silver halfcrowns, but with the busts of William and Mary: 
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Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg -- 1688 6 mariengroschen:  
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Pillar of the Community
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That is beautiful! 
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Pillar of the Community
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Are there 36 mariengroschen in a thaler? I noticed that it says 6 mariengroschen on the the obverse and 1/6 on the reverse.
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English fourpence 1687 - King James II: 
Edited by NumisRob 12/14/2015 03:19 am
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1686 Naples, 1 Carlino 
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