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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24650976, member: 101855&quot;]There have been instances in the British series where both hammered and milled (screw press) coins were issued. Here are two sixpence from Elizabeth I.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hammered Sixpence</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1569738[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Milled Sixpence</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1569739[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The milled coins were better, but Frenchman, Eloye Mastrelle, who brought the technology to England, was hampered by technical problems. His tools often broke down and a round of plague in London didn&#039;t help.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately he lost his contract to make British coins. He turned to counterfeiting, was caught, convicted and hanged.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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