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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TuckHard, post: 3740156, member: 102653&quot;]Amazing help and context for this piece. Thank you so much for this research! I was able to find <a href="https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QacEP2KstOEUzoD65ftZ6eMOQHQpIpHRWpqIxjaNbqQHXrRISye53iQJP0tPmr1Gn0A3N1colLM4ue3xs-B37yOL3VIxlMALM5KbUNMuZ3fUsw_cKWWLfUK0fRwSvEM77FobRw4fxABB6UW8XUYxCrpcUmfQpKnFTvC0wLGw3K6Mv8y4t_0JlS6WarLeIEnxkRPCjzK678YxAWsYMiqSBa9TaXnCaaA83Liv6UfAeaJZ289uPWQ7jWt8RC-R0bL3bqswW4d5822KR0H-0fwQX0bscpI6sA" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QacEP2KstOEUzoD65ftZ6eMOQHQpIpHRWpqIxjaNbqQHXrRISye53iQJP0tPmr1Gn0A3N1colLM4ue3xs-B37yOL3VIxlMALM5KbUNMuZ3fUsw_cKWWLfUK0fRwSvEM77FobRw4fxABB6UW8XUYxCrpcUmfQpKnFTvC0wLGw3K6Mv8y4t_0JlS6WarLeIEnxkRPCjzK678YxAWsYMiqSBa9TaXnCaaA83Liv6UfAeaJZ289uPWQ7jWt8RC-R0bL3bqswW4d5822KR0H-0fwQX0bscpI6sA" rel="nofollow">&quot;The Copper, Tin, and Bronze Coinage and Patterns for Coins of England&quot;</a> online for free (thanks Google) and found the exact reference as listed by Montagu. I took a capture and will post it here for anyone else looking into this. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s interesting that the copper weight is (according to Montagu) the same as that of a farthing which is probably why they are seen as patterns, but I do see that the official medalets is a more likely story.</p><p><br /></p><p>Equally curious is this gilded coin of mine that appears to be unique was circulated so heavily. I would think that if it were officially gilded, it would be rare enough to not have other existing copies surviving. On the other hand, if it were that rare and significant to be gilded while most are not, it&#039;s odd that it was circulated as it is. Perhaps I&#039;m thinking about it too deeply? Is there a possibility or tradition of post-mint gilding of tokens or coins like this?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1003159[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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