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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 781324, member: 6229&quot;]<font face="Arial">What does the word &quot;<b><i>Dandiprat</i></b>&quot; mean and what&#039;s it&#039;s relevance to <b><u>Numismatics?</u></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><u>&nbsp;</u></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><u></u></b>The Free On-line Dictionary gives us some insight:</font></p><p><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><font face="Arial">dandiprat:</font></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><font face="Arial"></font></b><font face="Arial"><i>Archaic</i> <i>(English?)</i></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><i></i><b>a.</b> a small boy </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><b>b.</b> an insignificant person </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">(of unknown origin)</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman"></font><font face="Arial">Dictionary.com concurs, but adds more meaning:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><b>dandiprat </b>(dan-dee-prat) <b>Origin: </b>1510-20 orig. uncert.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman"></font><b><font face="Arial">-noun</font></b></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><font face="Arial"></font></b><font face="Arial"><i>(Archaic)</i></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><i></i>a. a diminuative person; a dwarf, pgymy, or midget</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">b. a person of small or diminuative mind; a silly, finicky, or purile person</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman"></font><font face="Arial">And, finally, Wikipedia&#039;s agreeing definition:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman"></font><b><font face="Arial">dandiprat </font></b><font face="Arial">(<i>plural </i></font><b><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #0000ff">dandiprats</span></font></b><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #0000ff">) </span></font><font face="Arial">(obsolete noun)</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">An insignificant or contemptible person</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">The <b><u>Numismatic</u></b> connection?</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman"></font><font face="Arial">The reign (August 22, 1485-April 21, 1509) of <i>His Highness </i>Henry VII, King of England and France, Lord of Ireland, makes that connection. In spite of all his faults, failures and his penchant for making enemies, Henry accomplished one numismatic feat. A coin variety (denomination) that only lasted while he ruled.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman"></font><font face="Arial">Bad economic times (late 15th century) depleted the treasury, emptied the churches&#039; coffers and was excessively severe to the serfs and commonfolk so Henry envisioned a low denomination silver coin that would circulate among the poor, rich and religious. That coin was the <b>dandiprat</b> which was given the value of three half-pence (total value = 1 1/2 Pence, an insignificant amount of money).</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font><font size="2"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"></font>Thought you&#039;d like to know...</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"></font>Clinker</font></p><p><font face="Arial"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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