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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8074279, member: 97383&quot;]Curtis, Excellent article <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I&#039;m always fascinated when I see medieval split-coinage. One half of the split British penny you posted would only weigh .03 gm <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Silver must have been very valuable in the 13th century. People can get very resourceful when there is a monetary shortage. During the U.S. Civil War the government authorized the use of postage stamps for use as small change when there was a coin shortage, much to the chagrin of shop keepers <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1401339[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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