'King's head'

King's head Men in the past attempted to trade coins, particularly 50 cent pieces, having the replica of the Queen (Victoria) for those called 'King's head' half-dollars -- as the former were regarded as unlucky, as 'jinking' PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN MAR 1970 JH 2/70 N...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/39650
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Summary:King's head Men in the past attempted to trade coins, particularly 50 cent pieces, having the replica of the Queen (Victoria) for those called 'King's head' half-dollars -- as the former were regarded as unlucky, as 'jinking' PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN MAR 1970 JH 2/70 Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Raji Sreeni on Tue 11 Aug 2015