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twslisa Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 06:05 am OK, Charles II is the one I really love reading about (Nelly Gwynn had to have been a riot), but his dad's coins were beautiful. The man had some taste. Just got my Charles I halfpenny and I love it! The square it fits inside is 1cm squared. Weighs .26 gm. And in the right light, it is toned a deep blue-green. How the heck did such a tiny coin survive all these years (1625-49) in such good condition? It can't even be unique, since it was surprisingly affordable. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 5:18 pm Charles I was probably the most elegant-looking of all the British monarchs, but you sure didn't want to be associated with him at the end! Report this Post to the Staff
twslisa Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 10/18/2016 5:42 pm Poor guy! It isn't often a king is beheaded by his subjects. Charles II must have been more than a little anxious about going back. Report this Post to the Staff
wiamcim Valued Member Germany 55 Posts	Posted 10/19/2016 12:23 pm Charles II made sure the people who helped in his fathers demise were made to eventually pay for it. Report this Post to the Staff
twslisa Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 10/19/2016 12:59 pm As I understand it, he even dug up a few corpses and killed them again. That said, he had to agree to let a few people live that he'd have liked to do away with, as a condition of his return. Anyway, I'm guessing he and James were hypervigilant at least for awhile. Edited by twslisa 10/19/2016 1:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
wiamcim Valued Member Germany 55 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 08:19 am This is the reason that Monachrs change direction on the coinage of the UK. Charles II refused to be seen on the coin facing the same direction as Cromwell, hence he faced right, Cromwell left, that has been tradition ever since, with the exception of Edward VIII who broke tradition and faced the same way as his father George V, George VI also faced the same way, but syncing the tradition back to where it should be Edited by wiamcim 10/20/2016 08:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
twslisa Pillar of the Community United States 790 Posts	Posted 10/24/2016 7:52 pm Sorry! Missed this post earlier. Very cool information. I don't blame Charles II. Do you think he may have flaunted his mistresses in part as an "in your face" to the Puritans? I always wondered. Report this Post to the Staff
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