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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 07/11/2017 7:30 pm Not in the best condition, as you might expect, but still a wonderful find. New batch of foreign had been dumped since my last visit to the LCS, and was digging around when I saw what I thought was a early French revolutionary brass coin. I read Jacobus II and thought I had my earliest British copper, until I played in Krause and found it was gun money. 32 mm, 13.9 grams. Edge is smooth and worn. Have the 1689, but can't read the month. Were these coins circulated this much after James II fled Ireland? I know they were demonetized by William. Report this Post to the Staff

Matt2727 Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 07/11/2017 8:03 pm Very neat find! Pity about the reverse, though I'm sure if you were to sell it you would still make multiples of what you paid for it. I don't think these coins were circulated that much, even when they were legal tender. I believe that after William and Mary took the throne, many of the coins were melted back down again. Again, nice find! Edited by Matt2727 07/11/2017 8:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coopertron5000 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 516 Posts	Posted 07/12/2017 02:42 am Nice find! The idea was these were exchanged for silver coins following a victory by James II, the months were to allow a gradual exchange. Although James II lost the coins were allowed to circulate and a reduced value until regular copper coinage resumed Report this Post to the Staff
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