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<p>[QUOTE="Andrew, post: 15658, member: 731"]No, the Holey Dollar and Dump are some different.</p><p>The originals were made in 1813 from Spanish Dollars. Govenor Macquarie took 40,000 Spanish Dollars and punched the center out of them. The "Holey Dollar" (the outer ring) was stamped with "New South Wales 1813" on one side and "Five Shillings" on the other. The "Dump" (the inner plug) was stamped with "New South Wales 1813" on one side and "Fifteen Pence" on the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1988, 1989 and 1990 commemorative versions were made. These had the face value of 1 dollar for the Holey Dollar and 25 cents for the dump.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew, post: 15658, member: 731"]No, the Holey Dollar and Dump are some different. The originals were made in 1813 from Spanish Dollars. Govenor Macquarie took 40,000 Spanish Dollars and punched the center out of them. The "Holey Dollar" (the outer ring) was stamped with "New South Wales 1813" on one side and "Five Shillings" on the other. The "Dump" (the inner plug) was stamped with "New South Wales 1813" on one side and "Fifteen Pence" on the other. In 1988, 1989 and 1990 commemorative versions were made. These had the face value of 1 dollar for the Holey Dollar and 25 cents for the dump.[/QUOTE]
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