Show siege pieces there have been times in the history of most natios nati oy when kinget lost pos possession of theu mints and were obliged to issue primitive i types of money during attacks on towns and castles it often became feces sary to cut the royal plate into squares diamonds or irregular shapes ar d to stamp on the pieces their respective values such rude coi cors cois s are known as siege pieces says a detroit coin club authority because of the tales they tell of war invasion treachery and heroic resistance |