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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1934 Wreath Crown, post: 4518030, member: 76965&quot;]But isn&#039;t that true of all (mainly gold) coins. Due to the scarcity of the metal even modern coins were melted down and re-minted. This was very common during the reign of Queen Victoria where many of the older coins were melted.</p><p><br /></p><p>A particularly rare issue is the George V 1917 sovereign which was used for WW1 debt repayments to the US and were promptly melted down. The few survivors became instant rarities in spite of an original mintage of more than 1 million.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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