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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wyvern, post: 1972620, member: 42577&quot;]lundy is an island in the Bristol channel off the coast of devon.</p><p>it was owned by martin coles Harman who thought because it was outside of british territorial waters he could issue his own coins,he was charged and found guilty in a long trial,he was fined the small sum of five pounds but the cost of his defence was very expensive.</p><p>it was eventually bought by union jack heyward who gave it to the nation in the form of the national trust,</p><p>a lovely place which can and is a tourist attraction.just a few holiday cottages and a pub,many sheep and plenty of puffins which are doing very well at the moment.</p><p>the coin shown is an half puffin.no great value my book very fine £5,but a very good buy at 10 cents--well done[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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