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<blockquote data-quote="Brewdude" data-source="post: 534637" data-attributes="member: 1723"><p><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41x3XTkvrQL._AC_US218_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>My old mate Ian from Blighty gifted me this book for Christmas. It's a story based on a true event that occurred in the late 1700's around where Ian lives in Halifax and is all about a gang of Coiners that were notorious throughout the kingdom. </p><p></p><p>If you're not familiar with that, Coiners are those who would cut bits off the coins, smelt them and mold into a counterfeit coin. Back then, the official coins in circulation were not perfectly round like ours are so little pieces could be removed without much notice. </p><p></p><p>There was a large gang of Coiners who had been practicing this illegal craft which attracted the attention of the authorities who then tracked them down and pretty much put a stop to it. </p><p></p><p>I found the book gripping and interesting, including and especially all the olde English terms and colloquialisms. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p></p><p>RR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brewdude, post: 534637, member: 1723"] [IMG]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41x3XTkvrQL._AC_US218_.jpg[/IMG] My old mate Ian from Blighty gifted me this book for Christmas. It's a story based on a true event that occurred in the late 1700's around where Ian lives in Halifax and is all about a gang of Coiners that were notorious throughout the kingdom. If you're not familiar with that, Coiners are those who would cut bits off the coins, smelt them and mold into a counterfeit coin. Back then, the official coins in circulation were not perfectly round like ours are so little pieces could be removed without much notice. There was a large gang of Coiners who had been practicing this illegal craft which attracted the attention of the authorities who then tracked them down and pretty much put a stop to it. I found the book gripping and interesting, including and especially all the olde English terms and colloquialisms. Cheers, RR [/QUOTE]
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