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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HammeredCoin, post: 2229072, member: 75598&quot;]The persecution of the Jewish people by Edward has been written about quite a bit, and no doubt they suffered more than anyone else under Edwards rule.&nbsp; However, more recent research suggests that only 30-40 people were executed for forgery and/or clipping, far less than the contemporary accounts of close to 200.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, Edward used this threat to extract huge sums of silver from fines from the most sophisticated clippers of the time and even influential businessmen were basically blackmailed to pay fines to further enrich (or rather pay Edwards overdue bills from his war with the Welsh) the crown.&nbsp; It is estimated that Edward collected nearly £12,000 in fines levied upon the &quot;clippers&quot; and paid for nearly half of the initial cost of his re coinage of 1279.</p><p><br /></p><p>In light of all of this, the one thing Edward did accomplish was the price stability of the sterling he achieved...more on this if anyone cares[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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