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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 4621272, member: 40017&quot;]Yes - to be clear, there are no copper pennies in the GB coinage before 1797. All pennies before that were silver right back into Saxon times. Confusingly many collectors refer to the milled silver pennies from Charles II onward as &quot;Maundy&quot; although this is not necessarily the case. However it is generally not possible to distinguish between coins struck for Maundy use from those for circulation unless they are in stunning condition.</p><p>It may be that you struggle to find examples at auction is because you are discounting Maundy - you will have to include these in your hunt. On Ebay almost all milled silver pennies pre-1800 will be described as Maundy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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