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<p>[QUOTE="Nap, post: 4889318, member: 73099"]There are at least two James’s of consequence that went unmentioned in the story- Kings James VI/I and James VII/II. Also the old pretender James Francis Edward Stuart. I chose to stop the story with James V as that was the last time the groats has such importance. The four pence was produced for a few more centuries, but was eclipsed by the more important silver sixpence, shilling, halfcrown, and crown.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn’t describe the Scottish groat as a fourpence, as the value kept changing. During the time of James I, the groat was worth 6 pence. By the time of James V, it was worth 18 pence.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nap, post: 4889318, member: 73099"]There are at least two James’s of consequence that went unmentioned in the story- Kings James VI/I and James VII/II. Also the old pretender James Francis Edward Stuart. I chose to stop the story with James V as that was the last time the groats has such importance. The four pence was produced for a few more centuries, but was eclipsed by the more important silver sixpence, shilling, halfcrown, and crown. I didn’t describe the Scottish groat as a fourpence, as the value kept changing. During the time of James I, the groat was worth 6 pence. By the time of James V, it was worth 18 pence.[/QUOTE]
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