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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jj00, post: 2822145, member: 47072&quot;]photo doesn&#039;t do the coin justice, but I love the type too so I&#039;ll show it anyway,</p><p>Prince Edward Island 1871 Large Cent</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]662870[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Latin phrase &quot;PARVA SUB INGENTI&quot;, translated as &quot;The small beneath the great&quot;; large oak tree symbolizing England sheltering 3 smaller trees symbolizing PEI&#039;s 3 counties.&nbsp; </p><p>Minted at the Heaton mint but no mintmark.</p><p>PEI&#039;s government would experience difficulties in placing the coins in circulation—10 years were needed for the government to get rid of them. </p><p>The last of the coins were sold at a 10 percent discount.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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