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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3655845, member: 101855&quot;]More from the &quot;troubled times?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay, a Charles I Unite</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]982499[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]982500[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A 1646 Newark siege shilling</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]982501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]982502[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A 1663 Charles II shilling. I love the portrait on this piece. Charles II had many mistresses. He fathered at least 16 illegitimate children, but he could not have any children with the queen. When he died, that&#039;s why the crown went to his brother James II. That profile with the little mustash makes him look like quite the playboy, don&#039;t you think? </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]982508[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]982510[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally there was the story about the Massachusetts Oak Tree shillings. One day Charles II asked Sir Thomas Temple about the illegal Massachusetts coinage. Temple came up with a story that oak tree was in honor of the king. Temple reminded Charles about the time when he hid in an oak tree from Cromwell&#039;s men to avoid capture. They both had a good laugh, and Charles reportedly said, &quot;They are a bunch of good dogs, aren&#039;t they?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an oaktree shilling.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]982512[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]982513[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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