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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1760638, member: 12789&quot;]The Eloye Mestrelle minted coins were loathed by Royal Mint workers because frankly milled coinage took longer to manufacture and was seen as a long term threat caused by a Frenchman.&nbsp; They moaned and groaned long enough that the milled coinage was dumped.&nbsp; Eloye Mestrelle went on to be convicted of counterfeiting in and suffering the consequence in 1578.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I like those tanners myself, Queen Elizabeth is of course, one of the penultimate monarchs in the British Isles still.&nbsp; Being very vain as she was her portrait on her coinage reflects her opinion of herself.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Such said, I once owned one of these 1562 tanners meself, but alas ah gave it for a lass an&#039; she&#039;s owned it for some 17+ years the nows.&nbsp; Years ago I imaged it but canna find the image of it.&nbsp; Thankfully she didna bend it an&#039; cast it off![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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