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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 25416623, member: 110226&quot;]You might look into the Irish gunmoney, token coinage issued by James II during his unsuccessful attempt to reclaim the British crown in 1689-90.&nbsp; These bronze coins, supposedly made from the metal of cannons and bells, were mostly half-crowns, issued by month to the troops, with the promise of redemption for silver coinage at the end of the campaign, a promise that was never kept.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins used to be plentiful, but now, as with many other coins, prices have increased. Still, you might have some luck finding a nice example during your trip.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example, a half-crown dated &quot;Jnue&quot; (June) 1690.&nbsp; It seems that the engraver might have had a wee bit too much whiskey when working on the date!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1628071[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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