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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benveniste, post: 1629635, member: 25547&quot;]I can&#039;t say that I&#039;m a fan of the carbon spots on the obverse, but otherwise it has what I&#039;d look for in a coin from this era.</p><p><br /></p><p>When this coin was minted Isaac Newton was warden of the mint and was busily trying to reform and standardize English coinage.&nbsp; In 1699, he would take over as Master of the Mint and the coinage would continue to improve.&nbsp; Here&#039;s my AU 1705 &quot;Newtonian Groat&quot; for comparison:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]232660.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]232661.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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