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2015 Canadian National Flag 50 Years Colored Quarter Coin
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Ultra Old School

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First issue TC Barlow with Farthing (1/4 Penny) or Halfpenny from the reign of Charles II of Great Britain.

Charles is an incredibly unlucky name for British monarchs...Charles I was executed in public by the Puritans for refusing to renounce the Divine Right of Kings after the English Civil War. His son Charles II was restored to the monarchy in 1660 after the end of the Protectorate Republic under Cromwell 1648-1659. Charles II produced no legitimate heir thus plunging the country into political crisis , his reign saw The Great Fire of London 1666 and the Great Plague, his brother James II succeeded him but was overthrown by Parliament and fled the country 3 years later. He was the last Catholic monarch of Britain.

Britain now has another Charles on the throne, King Charles III....
 
Will Power said:
Ultra Old School

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First issue TC Barlow with Farthing (1/4 Penny) or Halfpenny from the reign of Charles II of Great Britain.

Charles is an incredibly unlucky name for British monarchs...Charles I was executed in public by the Puritans for refusing to renounce the Divine Right of Kings after the English Civil War. His son Charles II was restored to the monarchy in 1660 after the end of the Protectorate Republic under Cromwell 1648-1659. Charles II produced no legitimate heir thus plunging the country into political crisis , his reign saw The Great Fire of London 1666 and the Great Plague, his brother James II succeeded him but was overthrown by Parliament and fled the country 3 years later. He was the last Catholic monarch of Britain.

Britain now has another Charles on the throne, King Charles III....
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I have a friend whose wife breeds Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Those are funny little pets... 😄
 
Will Power said:
Ultra Old School

2URgBQu.jpg


First issue TC Barlow with Farthing (1/4 Penny) or Halfpenny from the reign of Charles II of Great Britain.

Charles is an incredibly unlucky name for British monarchs...Charles I was executed in public by the Puritans for refusing to renounce the Divine Right of Kings after the English Civil War. His son Charles II was restored to the monarchy in 1660 after the end of the Protectorate Republic under Cromwell 1648-1659. Charles II produced no legitimate heir thus plunging the country into political crisis , his reign saw The Great Fire of London 1666 and the Great Plague, his brother James II succeeded him but was overthrown by Parliament and fled the country 3 years later. He was the last Catholic monarch of Britain.

Britain now has another Charles on the throne, King Charles III....
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Great story and treasured coin.
Oh...knife also.
 
Rufus1949 said:
1937 Buffalo given to me in change yesterdayView attachment 1979206
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Exceptional and shows the continuity with US coinage that likely no other country has. We no longer even have the same currency here once the Euro was imposed in favour of the Markka 2002.:thumbsdown: Nor did the citizens get any say in the matter either :poop:-- unlike in Denmark & Sweden where they voted twice to keep their Kronor and still have it.

Even in a country so besotted by 'tradition' like Britain, coins before 1971 have not been legal tender when they at last got round to having a decimal currency. Instead of that countinghouse complexity they had since Roman times: 1 Pound sub divided into 240 Pennies, 12 Pennies to a Shilling, 20 Shillings to a Pound. Just try doing percentages or fractions with that :eek: Some great coins mind, especially Half-Crowns and the gold Sovereign still minted, worth rather more than a Pound though, try 420€:)

Thanks, Will
 
Will Power said:
Exceptional and shows the continuity with US coinage that likely no other country has. We no longer even have the same currency here once the Euro was imposed in favour of the Markka 2002.:thumbsdown: Nor did the citizens get any say in the matter either :poop:-- unlike in Denmark & Sweden where they voted twice to keep their Kronor and still have it.

Even in a country so besotted by 'tradition' like Britain, coins before 1971 have not been legal tender when they at last got round to having a decimal currency. Instead of that countinghouse complexity they had since Roman times: 1 Pound sub divided into 240 Pennies, 12 Pennies to a Shilling, 20 Shillings to a Pound. Just try doing percentages or fractions with that :eek: Some great coins mind, especially Half-Crowns and the gold Sovereign still minted, worth rather more than a Pound though, try 420€:)

Thanks, Will
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Will,
Thank you for sharing information I was not aware of. Our currency values do stay the same but have interesting ways to change the appearance. Lately, for the government to become politically correct with historic figures featured on coins.
The one recent failure was the Susan B Anthony dollar. Many people unknowingly used it as a quarter.
Bob
 
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