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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;olero, post: 2258814, member: 75504&quot;]I have been mildly interested in US Colonial coinage. And was wondering why &quot;George by the grace of god King&quot; (from Latin to English Translation) is on the Obverse of the 1723 Woods Hibernia Colonial Halfpenny.</p><p>And Hibernia is on the reverse when according to Wikipedia:</p><p><b>Hibernia</b> is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Latin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Latin" rel="nofollow">Classical Latin</a> name for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island" rel="nofollow">island</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland" rel="nofollow">Ireland</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>For reference:</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1723-Woods-Hibernia-Colonial-Halfpenny-Clear-Date-Detail-1B-/191718284237?hash=item2ca34cdbcd:g:TJsAAOSw37tWCZOt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1723-Woods-Hibernia-Colonial-Halfpenny-Clear-Date-Detail-1B-/191718284237?hash=item2ca34cdbcd:g:TJsAAOSw37tWCZOt" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1723-Woods-Hibernia-Colonial-Halfpenny-Clear-Date-Detail-1B-/191718284237?hash=item2ca34cdbcd:g:TJsAAOSw37tWCZOt</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Are there any Colonial collectors on board?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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