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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 305726, member: 39"]It's in the <a href="http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/section.php/451/0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/section.php/451/0" rel="nofollow">description</a> of that Pobjoy V.I. quad-metallic piece: "The value of the coin is a royal, which is the English spelling of the Spanish Ryal. This historic Spanish coin used to be cut into four to break it down into smaller change. It’s from these Ryal quarters that the famous US Quarter got its name." Oh well, never mind - a nice looking "coin" but quite expensive and definitely not made for circulation anyway ...</p><p><br /></p><p>(Hmm, "spamish" - not quite what I wrote but very appropriate in this case, hehe.)</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are interested in a Hungarian 100 forint coin (1998) and a €1 or €2 piece with the current (post-enlargement) map, drop me a note. You don't mind traces of circulation here, right? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 305726, member: 39"]It's in the [URL="http://www.pobjoy.com/ukworld/section.php/451/0"]description[/URL] of that Pobjoy V.I. quad-metallic piece: "The value of the coin is a royal, which is the English spelling of the Spanish Ryal. This historic Spanish coin used to be cut into four to break it down into smaller change. It’s from these Ryal quarters that the famous US Quarter got its name." Oh well, never mind - a nice looking "coin" but quite expensive and definitely not made for circulation anyway ... (Hmm, "spamish" - not quite what I wrote but very appropriate in this case, hehe.) If you are interested in a Hungarian 100 forint coin (1998) and a €1 or €2 piece with the current (post-enlargement) map, drop me a note. You don't mind traces of circulation here, right? :D Christian[/QUOTE]
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