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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stuwii, post: 2619470, member: 84388&quot;]Andres2 , some good points. Mine i think was possibly a touch piece or worn by a Royalist supporter after the execution of Charles 1st.</p><p><br /></p><p>When i was younger i remember seeing the odd bun penny nailed to fence posts for luck or as a token to ward off evil spirits. Similiar fashion to placing a coin under the threshold stone of a house. These often turn up in renovations.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yes it was common practice in England anyway to hole hammered coins and place them on a string to prevent loss. I&#039;ve seen lots of holed pennys from Elizabeth 1st , Charles 1st and Commonwealth coinage holed for this reason, especially the smaller coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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