tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post8562573898383085718..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: Project PuffinDivers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-4409705504498419822010-05-24T06:18:24.771-07:002010-05-24T06:18:24.771-07:00Fascinating! Thanks! I looked it up, and the last ...Fascinating! Thanks! I looked it up, and the last owner donated it to the National Trust. Wikipedia says that during one period it was "ruled as a virtual fiefdom" and says, "...Martin Coles Harman, who proclaimed himself a king. Harman issued two coins of Half Puffin and One Puffin denominations in 1929... resulting in his prosecution under the United Kingdom's Coinage Act of 1870. The House of Lords found him guilty in 1931, and he was fined £5 with fifteen guineas expenses. The coins were withdrawn and became collectors' items."Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-75072494630618007462010-05-24T02:04:31.085-07:002010-05-24T02:04:31.085-07:00There is a small island called Lundy. The man who ...There is a small island called Lundy. The man who owned this island tryed to declare his island a country. He even produced his own coinage the denomination instead of dollars was Puffins his likeness on one side and a Puffin on the other.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122361539939744451noreply@blogger.com