I saw this posted on another List and thought it of interest here as our Lachie is buried on Mull. He did a good job as Governor of NSW in very trying times and was not given very good treatment by the British Govt of the time. The following info from the Australian Mint (oops forgot the 'Royal') has issued some info from which this is part. Anne Maye ... Royal Australian Mint is issueing a 2003 silver 'Holey Dollar & Dump'. The following information is from their brochure. 'In order to faithfully replicate the details of the Holey Dollar and Dump, both the reverse and obsverse of two authentic coins were laser scanned by the Mint's high-tech 3-dimensional image scanner.' This should be of interest - "The Hole Story Legacies of a turbulent but defining period in Australia's development, the distinctive Holey Dollar and Dump originated from a desperate shortage of coins in the fledgling colony of New South Wales. This early lack of uniform currency resulted in widespread confusion, corruption and profiteering which undermined the fragile political and social structure of the colony. In order to remedy the settlement's monetary woes and help restore law and order, Governor Lachlan Macquarie offered an ingenious solution. In 1813, he ordered the centres of 40,000 Spanish Dollars be punched out and both the outer ring and displaced plug counterstamped with new denominations. The outer rings, restamped with a value of five shillings, quickly became known as Holey Dollars while the centre-pieces, overstruck to be worth fifteen pence each, were called Dumps. >From their introduction, the coins became the economic lifeblood of >the colony for over a decade and the scarce number that survive >today serve as a lasting testament to the resourcefulness of >Australia's pioneering spirit and a milestone in numismatic history." Maria Central Coast, NSW Australia