>From The Ipswich Journal ( Ipswich, England ), Saturday, April 26, 1817; Issue 4180. Monday at the Middlesex Sessions, Henry MISKINS was indicted for having unlawfully procured 1500 false and counterfeit pieces, of the likeness of a sixpence, and having uttered and put in circulation the same. The evidence to prove the fact charged in the indictment, was to this effect: The prisoner came to town on the roof of the Union Birmingham coach, accoutered in a rough great coat; his conduct excited suspicion, particularly when the coach was going up a hill, by holding at the back of the carriage, and appearing as if he had something bulky under his coat. When the coach arrived at the Old Hats, at Ealing, two Police-officers were in waiting for another person, when he pulled off his great coat, threw it on the roof and ran to the privy. This excited suspicion, and they secured the prisoner, and on searching the premises they found 3 parcels, containing 89 dozen of counterfeit 1s. 6d pieces, and 1500 6d pieces, the subject of the present indictment. The Jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced him to be imprisoned for 2 years.

I've not heard of a 1/6 coin before? Did it have a name? In New Zealand we used to have a 2/6 coin, the half crown - much later than 1817 of course!! Jason MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com wrote: >>From The Ipswich Journal ( Ipswich, England ), Saturday, April 26, 1817; >Issue 4180. > >Monday at the Middlesex Sessions, Henry MISKINS was indicted for having >unlawfully procured 1500 false and counterfeit pieces, of the likeness of a >sixpence, and having uttered and put in circulation the same. The evidence >to prove the fact charged in the indictment, was to this effect: The >prisoner came to town on the roof of the Union Birmingham coach, accoutered in a >rough great coat; his conduct excited suspicion, particularly when the coach >was going up a hill, by holding at the back of the carriage, and appearing >as if he had something bulky under his coat. When the coach arrived at the >Old Hats, at Ealing, two Police-officers were in waiting for another >person, when he pulled off his great coat, threw it on the roof and ran to the >privy. This excited suspicion, and they secured the prisoner, and on >searching the premises they found 3 parcels, containing 89 dozen of counterfeit >1s. 6d pieces, and 1500 6d pieces, the subject of the present indictment. The >Jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced him to be imprisoned for 2 >years. > >************************************** >Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > >List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

It was a sixpence or sixpenny bit wasn't it? (half of a shilling) Ingrid Billings -----Original Message----- From: middlesex_county_uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:middlesex_county_uk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jason Austin Sent: 24 October 2010 17:15 To: middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDX] Henry MISKINS ( 1817 ) I've not heard of a 1/6 coin before? Did it have a name? In New Zealand we used to have a 2/6 coin, the half crown - much later than 1817 of course!! Jason MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com wrote: >>From The Ipswich Journal ( Ipswich, England ), Saturday, April 26, 1817; >Issue 4180. > >Monday at the Middlesex Sessions, Henry MISKINS was indicted for having >unlawfully procured 1500 false and counterfeit pieces, of the likeness of a >sixpence, and having uttered and put in circulation the same. The evidence >to prove the fact charged in the indictment, was to this effect: The >prisoner came to town on the roof of the Union Birmingham coach, accoutered in a >rough great coat; his conduct excited suspicion, particularly when the coach >was going up a hill, by holding at the back of the carriage, and appearing >as if he had something bulky under his coat. When the coach arrived at the >Old Hats, at Ealing, two Police-officers were in waiting for another >person, when he pulled off his great coat, threw it on the roof and ran to the >privy. This excited suspicion, and they secured the prisoner, and on >searching the premises they found 3 parcels, containing 89 dozen of counterfeit >1s. 6d pieces, and 1500 6d pieces, the subject of the present indictment. The >Jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced him to be imprisoned for 2 >years. > >************************************** >Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > >List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message