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Show j F.iiglnmPA Early Coins, j When England was being made into I iiiineo meat ami blocks of n'ul estuto by ! the Saxons and Danes silver and bnksa were in use as enrrency, but the Nor- j mans stihstHjnently installed the aristo crulio tuotal and left the democratic; , brtuss to take can' of itself. Gold was tirnt coined by Henry 111, and copper j mado into British coin in 1072. Tin was ! used for coinage in 160, and the national : farthing was mado of this Cambrian product, wilh a si ml of copper set in the : center. In itlfW and Ki'Jl tin half pence were issued in considerable quantities, Tho only pure gold coins issued in En- i glish history were those of Henry IU, Age of Steel. ' |