1780 MTT hat geschrieben:
Hi Austrokiwi,
I read your notice about MTT London and Birmingham but sorry, the Brooche has always nine pearls and not eight.
What is the coin which has eight pearls?
thanks,
Juan
Sorry I didn't make my self clear I think the Author of the article confused the Brooch with the diadem............in other words was wrong!
Additional comment: My major frustration at times is so much of the literature written on the MTT is contradictory. For example: One economic historian in a Journal article on the MTT in Africa criticised another historian for publishing mistakes on the coin Then he wwent on to publish serious errors himself.
Another case. One classic error is the belief that Birmingham mint may have produced MTTs in the 19th century. I tracked back through the Journal articles. First mistake that has occurred in this story: was the first paper mentioning the 19th century Birmingham strike never actually named the Birmingham mint. Later readers just interpreted the paper that way. I then went to the colonial records that were the basis of the claim. Those records make no mention of the MTT rather they note fake Spanish dollars were being supplied from Birmingham for use in Lagos........My best guess is it was one of the numerous die sinkers in that City not the Birmingham mint.