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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 5160685, member: 96746&quot;]A 1773 halfpenny struck on a spread flan. Base metal coins of this period were struck on a flywheel press without a collar, so the eventual diameter was a combination of force used and how soft the metal was. An interesting aside on this coin is the old ink writing. Basing House was a Royalist supporter&#039;s residence and was involved in 3 sieges during the Civil War, with the last one in Oct. 1645 terminal. It&#039;s possible this coin was in the collection of a numismatist who was also researching Charles I coinage. The presence of random inkmarks to both sides suggests it may have been under a piece of blotting paper for a while.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1209878[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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