Lady Godiva; 1793 Coventry 1/2 Penny

Danegeld

Here is one of my favorites, espicially with a 'Clawed Elephant' and Lady Godiva really angry at her husband... LOL

DorkGirl

I've always liked that one too.

Daltonista

I have a few of these myself, and had always wondered about the significance of the elephant.
Tonight I Googled it, and the results are fascinating...well, to me, anyway.
In case you're interested, you can read all about it here.

Thanks for posting it, Danegeld!
Tom

Danegeld

My God, how interesting...

Ben

AuldFartte

Fascinating history lesson. Thanks!!!

BCNumismatics

Ben,
That is a very nice English trader's currency token that you've got there.You should post it up on here after using this to get rid of the red from around the piece.Have you thought about using a flat-bed scanner to get better results?

Aidan.