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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 5128719, member: 74712&quot;]I like English coins, and would like to collect more of them, but they are just so expensive.&nbsp; I’m trying to make an effort to at least pick up one a year.&nbsp; So far I have nabbed two this year, but spent far more than I should have.&nbsp; One at least looks quite nice - the other not so much, but is rare </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1203334[/ATTACH] England</p><p>Henry II, r. 1154-1189 (1180-1189)</p><p>London Mint, AR Class 1b Short Cross Penny, 20.12mm x 1.33 grams</p><p>Obv.: hЄNRICVS●R ЄX, bust facing with two curls left and five right, crowned with 5 pearls in crown, with sceptre</p><p>Rev.: +RAVL●ON●LVNDЄ, Short cross voided with quatrefoil in each angle</p><p>Ref.: North 963, SCBC 1344, De Wit 3192</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1203336[/ATTACH] </p><p>England</p><p>Irregular Issue (1138-1153)</p><p>Lincoln Mint, AR Local Issue Penny, 20.01mm x 1.02 grams</p><p>Obv.: [STIEFNE R] Bust facing crowned and diademed</p><p>Rev.: +[?GODWIN]E : ON : L[INC], lozenge with incurved sides, star at center, trefoil at each end, annulet in each corner</p><p>Ref.: North 897, SCBC 1301[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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