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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Prestoninanus, post: 760795, member: 20205&quot;]Yes, but what I&#039;m wondering is why they weren&#039;t willing to supply demand.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold guineas and other high-value coins seemed to have been minted in adequate numbers, but the shortage seemed to mainly affect small change.</p><p>&nbsp;I&#039;m wondering if this was down to the aristocratic indifference of Britain&#039;s ruling elite at that time, for whom the smaller issues like half-pennies and farthings would not have been relevant to their own lives the way it would have been for ordinary people...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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