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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4831037, member: 101855&quot;]Maybe there was a reason why these guys let the lettering mush out on these coins. If you could not read the source or the moneyer, you would have a harder time figuring out who might be debasing or issuing underweight coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was the story about Henry I and the &quot;Christmas present&quot; he gave to bad moneyers who were issuing underweight and debased coins. He asked them to drop by to London for the holidays. When they got there, they were deprived of their right hand and their manhood. It was certainly example of medieval justice. It provides a practical example of the expression, “I going to get medieval on your a**” … butt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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