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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KLJ, post: 38689, member: 1910&quot;]I think I might be inclined to call them Scottish coins, although I would entertain arguments in the other direction.&nbsp; They were, I think, the last gasp, of sorts, until the 20th century, of true Scottish nationalism.</p><p><br /></p><p>After James VI of Scotland ascended in 1603 to the throne of England as James I, he and his descendants claimed to be kings of Great Britain, and this was noted on their coins, although the title was not recognized either by the English or the Scots parliaments.&nbsp; The Act of Union creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain wasn&#039;t, as you note, until 1707.&nbsp; What should we make of those 17th century coins?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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