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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 3959182, member: 87080&quot;]Very nice coins [USER=42634]@chrsmat71[/USER] my favorite is the cartwheel.&nbsp; That is just a lovely example with great edges.&nbsp; So many of them would get beat up and dented.&nbsp; Also to have an example with SOHO so clear is icing on the cake.&nbsp; I can&#039;t imagine having a pocket full of them as my wages.&nbsp; Back during AMCC1 I picked up an example.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1042976[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re really interested in the history of British coinage at that time I would highly recommend the book &quot;Good Money&quot; by George Selgin.&nbsp; It covers the coinage shortage of the 18th century, the rise of Conder tokens, the Soho mint, and the eventual modernization of production at the Royal mint.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1042977[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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