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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 4585219, member: 14873&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Yes, this has always been a heartache for me:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">I was born and grew up in an area of Lancashire that had great historical association with the English Civil War. Just a couple of miles from my house was the great historical estate of The Towneley family that dates back to the 1300s. <a href="https://lancashirepast.com/2018/03/30/towneley-hall-burnley/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://lancashirepast.com/2018/03/30/towneley-hall-burnley/" rel="nofollow">Here is an excellent Towneley History</a> that includes the participation of the family as Royalists in the English Civil War. Because of this I have been tempted to post some Charles I coins here (my CT home as it were). I did in fact do that once - and suffered some gentle admonitions - not too bad, but I have refrained from doing that since. But I would like to do that one more time before I croak:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Charles I (1625-1649) Silver Half-Crown (1625)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">[ATTACH=full]1135561[/ATTACH]</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Tower Mint (Harp), Seaby 2771, North 2207, Diameter: 35mm, Weight: 15.13gm</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse depiction: Charles I wearing crown and holding sword over his shoulder, mounted on plumed caparisoned horse walking left</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HIB REX</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(Charles by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse depiction: Garnished oval arms at center.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(I reign under the auspices of Christ)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">I will remove this post if there are any objections.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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