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<p>[QUOTE="Coinsandmedals, post: 3794597, member: 107435"]Thank you. I hope you enjoyed it. A good deal of editing still needs to be done, but that is a project for another day. This is a good question, and off of the top my head, I think the answer would be yes. The Soho Mint struck similar coins for both England and Ireland in 1804. Both weighed the same and contained roughly the same silver content; however, the English pieces were valued at 5 shillings, and the Irish pieces were worth six shillings. This logic may seem counterintuitive, but the purchasing power of an Irish shilling was not the same as an English shilling. It would take six Irish shillings to purchase the same items that could be done so for five English shillings. This conclusion may be incorrect, but without my books, this is my best guess.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Coinsandmedals, post: 3794597, member: 107435"]Thank you. I hope you enjoyed it. A good deal of editing still needs to be done, but that is a project for another day. This is a good question, and off of the top my head, I think the answer would be yes. The Soho Mint struck similar coins for both England and Ireland in 1804. Both weighed the same and contained roughly the same silver content; however, the English pieces were valued at 5 shillings, and the Irish pieces were worth six shillings. This logic may seem counterintuitive, but the purchasing power of an Irish shilling was not the same as an English shilling. It would take six Irish shillings to purchase the same items that could be done so for five English shillings. This conclusion may be incorrect, but without my books, this is my best guess.[/QUOTE]
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