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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2763995, member: 10461&quot;]Fascinating!&nbsp; This I had not heard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hmm... let&#039;s see.&nbsp; I thought I had Charles I on my old Holey Coin Vest.&nbsp; I did, but apparently no longer have the pictures.&nbsp; It was a small coin- a silver penny, I think.</p><p><br /></p><p>For pre-1696 holey English/British ... hmm... let&#039;s see what I still have pictures of...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Elizabeth I halfgroat, 1572&nbsp; </b><font size="3">(too bad her portrait was often in such low relief, huh?)</font></p><p><b><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Holey%20Coins-%20World/HCV-GrBrit-England-2d-1572.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </b></p><p><b>Charles II penny, 1676</b></p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Holey%20Coins-%20World/HCV-GrBrit-1d-1676.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Charles II crown, 1662</b></p><p><b><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Holey%20Coins-%20World/HCV-GrBrit-crown-1662.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>James II groat, 1688</b></p><p><b><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Holey%20Coins-%20World/HCV-GrBrit-4d-1688.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </b></p><p><b>William &amp; Mary Irish halfpenny, 1693</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Holey%20Coins-%20World/HCV-Ireland-halfpenny-1693.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </b></p><p><br /></p><p>There were probably others.&nbsp; Like I said, I had a small Charles I piece in the mix, but it and the rest I&#039;ve just posted here do not really compare with your OP coin.&nbsp; They were cheap, though, and fun to wear on my Holey Coin Vest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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