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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 2605767, member: 5682&quot;]We will soon begin a new year.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always like to look at coins that are celebrating a centennial birthday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are three coins of mine celebrating a tricentennial birthday next year (not my pictures):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]569564[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]569565[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]569569[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]569587[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]569570[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]569571[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is a British 1717 farthing known as a dump farthing for its small size. It was both smaller and thicker than the typical previous farthing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, the second coin is a dump halfpenny (despite being incorrectly labeled as 1/4 P or farthing on the slab label).</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, the medal presented, &quot;The Act of Grace,&quot; represents the magnanimity shown by George I. He judiciously gave a pardon to most the Jacobite rebels after the failed Jacobite uprising in 1715 (known as The Fifteen). Because he was from Germany, George I was viewed by many as not only a foreigner, but also a usurper. He hoped to win support for his reign with his leniency.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1715" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1715" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobite_rising_of_1715</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse of the medal is inscribed with the &quot;Clemency of the King.&quot; A winged image of Clemency is supposed to be the personification of the (relatively) benevolent government of George I. She calms the serpent (the image for rebellion) with a caduceus.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I will soon wish these coins a Happy 300th birthday and all of you a Happy and Healthy 2017. Stay thirsty (for coins), my friends.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]569588[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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