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<p>[QUOTE="jgenn, post: 8095842, member: 78525"]Thanks, I prefer the story of Captains James Talbot and John Morecock, as it clearly states that the silver was sent to the Tower mint and the capture of the two French treasure ships returning from Callao, the port of Lima is unquestionably linked to the 'LIMA' mark. Anson's exploits spanned half the world and were certainly legendary but not as clearly linked to the word 'LIMA', IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/great-britain-1-shilling-made-from-war-booty.65065/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/great-britain-1-shilling-made-from-war-booty.65065/">Here's a similar retelling of both stories</a>, perhaps drawn from the same source.</p><p><br /></p><p>And here's my LIMA crown:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1407331[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jgenn, post: 8095842, member: 78525"]Thanks, I prefer the story of Captains James Talbot and John Morecock, as it clearly states that the silver was sent to the Tower mint and the capture of the two French treasure ships returning from Callao, the port of Lima is unquestionably linked to the 'LIMA' mark. Anson's exploits spanned half the world and were certainly legendary but not as clearly linked to the word 'LIMA', IMO. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/great-britain-1-shilling-made-from-war-booty.65065/']Here's a similar retelling of both stories[/URL], perhaps drawn from the same source. And here's my LIMA crown: [ATTACH=full]1407331[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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