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I guess an HT-66. It's not often that I will trade sterling for copper, but I swapped the WWI British Service medal posted below for this.



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I definatly would have done the same. What's the significance of May 10?
Wiki says the only thing going on in the world, was frozen asparagus being sold in the UK.
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On May 10, 1837, banks in New York City suspended specie payments, meaning that they would no longer redeem bank notes in specie.
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