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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 2712011, member: 22729&quot;]Several months ago I became acquainted with a serious metal detectorist who lives in the UK. He&#039;s dug thousands of coins over the years, including US, Roman, UK, of course, and others, plus numerous tokens and other objects. He&#039;s found about a dozen stamped with Irish political slogans, an area of counterstamps that I&#039;m interested in. I&#039;ve posted a few examples in my collection in earlier posts on this thread. These particular examples were dug near Holyhead in the far northeastern tip of Wales on the Irish Sea.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, I&#039;ve attached one here along with another find that would probably interest you more. It appears to be a love token, and holed for a chain so to be worn. The coin is an Australian Penny, probably dated 1921, that has been crudely cut into the shape of a heart. I believe this one was dug on the River Mersey near Liverpool. It&#039;s possible it may have been made by an Australian soldier during WWII stationed in England before the D-Day invasion. Of course we&#039;ll never know for sure, but it&#039;s interesting to speculate.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Irish stamps on the political token are on a 1968 English 10 and read &quot;UVF // PDF // 1690.&quot; The UVF&nbsp; (Ulster Volunteer Force) and PDF (Protestant Defence Force) were Loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland during the Troubles of 1969-1998. The UVF is still active today, but I believe the PDF disbanded years ago. The date 1690 references the Batle of the Boyne that saw the ascendancy of Protestantism in what is now the United Kingdom. It&#039;s a very important date for Loyalists in Northern Ireland and is celebrated every year during the marching season.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[ATTACH=full]612632[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]612633[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]612636[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]612638[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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