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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 569, October 6, 1832

Note 10 — THE GATHERER.

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Footnote 10: (return) The groat of Edward I. sold for five and a half guineas, at a public sale in London, in March, 1827. It is quite evident that the effigies of the English monarchs on their coins are not likenesses, until the time of Henry VIII. whatever the Ingenious may say to the contrary. Some have supposed that the rude figures on the Saxon coins use likenesses, but the idea is ridiculous. Folkes, in his "Table of English Silver Coins," remarks that the Kings of England are represented bearded on their great seals, but always smooth-faced on their coins.

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