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wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 01:33 am Thought id share my latest acquisition.I usually stick to silver coinage but am intriqued with some of the ancient ones regardless of material. Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 02:14 am Really? This is British? I would swear this is Nordic. What does it say on the edge? Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 02:24 am Hello there WD1040 , yes this is a Scottish twopence Charles the ll I thought it was whats called a bawbee but as it turns out although similar this is the 2penny. On the reverse is the Thistle. Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 02:25 am It's a 2 pence, eh? So... does that mean this coin is huge with a weight around 6oz? Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 02:29 am Hahahaha no , I was a little surprised at tis size really , its about the size of a new pence or 1 cent.Cute little coin when the light hits it..gleams of the ages..Charles ll I think hes the dude that got his head lopped off back in the day..this is a keeper :) Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 02:34 am No, the Scottish penny was 1/12th the value of an English one - making 1 Scottish shilling equal to 1 English penny. A Scottish twopence is therefore slightly smaller than an English farthing. Though the two countries were united under one monarch by James I in 1603, England and Scotland retained their separate monetary systems until the Act of Union in 1707. This coin dates from the time in between those two dates. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 02:38 am Quote: Charles ll, I think hes the dude that got his head lopped off back in the day.. No, that was his dad, Charles the First. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 02:39 am Thanks for that Sap , I was looking at some today and dated this one to around 1663.A nice wee thing to find in Tennesee eh ? Report this Post to the Staff
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