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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1236198, member: 22729&quot;]It&#039;s interesting that you mention the defacing of the Queen&#039;s portrait as a political protest Scottishmoney. I have a Queen Victoria Six-Pence (can&#039;t read the date) that has two neatly applied X&#039;s over her face that I assume i was done for political reasons. I would like to know how long these types of coins circulated in the UK as it would give me some hint as to the age of the counterstamp. You might know something about that. The coin is heavily damaged and well-worn, but the stamp, though showing some wear, is in fairly good shape.</p><p>Like you, I&#039;ve seen a number of Canadian coins with various letters stamped over the portrait, but don&#039;t know if they were done for a political reason or even if the stamp relates to the conflict in Northern Ireland. These issues are not well documented, and until I learn more about them and see more examples of them I&#039;m just guessing. Do you know if Canadian coins circulated in Ireland at any time?</p><p>A large majority of the troubles counterstamps were issued by Protestant groups, and nearly always appear on Irish coins from what I can tell. In contrast, the very few issues of the Greens (IRA, RIRA, etc.) are struck on English coins, usually defacing Queen Elizabeth. The more I learn about these issues, the more I realize how much I still need to learn. Thanks for your comments, I appreciate it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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