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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 1801478, member: 40017&quot;]Good question! Technically we don&#039;t see any British Monarch referred to as Emperor/Empress until Queen Victoria in 1876, however there is no doubt that there was a British Empire building from long before then. Certainly 17th Century, which lets in your Charles II coin, and you could argue back to Edward I&#039;s time, when we started seizing control of the &quot;home&quot; countries (Wales, Scotland and Ireland)!</p><p><br /></p><p>Another mid 17th century coin for your enjoyment - Commonwealth Shilling from 1653, almost the last of the hammered coinage:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]292726[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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