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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;alurid, post: 3245280, member: 81991&quot;]I honesty think it started out as a real halfpenny.&nbsp; Than there is a hundred speculations what it could have been made for.&nbsp; The wear on it after it was re-struck calls to mind a favorite pocket-piece. I don&#039;t think it would/could have been kept in circulation as currency after the re-strike. </p><p>It was not crudely done. And that makes me think that it could have been made by a Die-Sinker to make some extra money. I think you are very fortunate to have this coin find you. </p><p>I also must ask about the space at the very top of the Cross, it looks like it may had housed something like a small jewel, it seems very rough compared to the rest of the surfaces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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