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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dltsrq, post: 2259958, member: 75482&quot;]The Wood&#039;s Hibernia coins were originally struck for Ireland, thus they bear the name of that country in Latin as was the custom at that time. They were struck under patent by William Wood in the name of George II who, by virtue of being king of England, was also king of Ireland and, for that matter, of the American colonies. However, the Wood&#039;s coinage found little acceptance among the Irish, due in some part to an inflammatory <a href="http://www.libraryireland.com/PennyReadings/WoodsHalfpence.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.libraryireland.com/PennyReadings/WoodsHalfpence.php" rel="nofollow">pamphlet</a> published under a pseudonym by Jonathan Swift (author of Gulliver&#039;s Travels). Some of the rejected Hibernia coins may have later been sent to the American colonies but there is little evidence that they saw substantial circulation in America. That being said, virtually any current European coin might have ended up in America either through immigration or merchant activity. Most of the coins available on the market today are likely of Irish or English origin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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