{"id":769,"date":"2022-06-22T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/?p=769"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:05:15","slug":"charles-ii-halfpenny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londonsearcher.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/22\/charles-ii-halfpenny\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles II halfpenny"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A copper halfpenny of Charles II, minted between 1672 and 1675. The legend reads CAROLUS A CAROLO &#8211; from Charles to Charles. 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