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William Chaloner's Groat
Groat
Obverse and reverse sides of the groat

Origin

William Chaloner

Type

Coin

Effects

Can create a piece of currency from anything

Downsides

Makes the person take increasingly risky pursuits

Activation

Holding the groat in one hand and holding something else in the other

Collected by

Warehouse 12

Section

Cheque-832J

Aisle

5124-930

Shelf

52069-4150-821

Date of Collection

March 27, 1897

[Source]


Origins[]

William Chaloner was a coin counterfeiter and con who was imprisoned several times in Newgate Prison, finally convicted by Isaac Newton and hung at the gallows. He also posed as a quack doctor, soothsayer and lottery tickets forger. One of the first coins he counterfeited was the groat,  becoming skilled in making them. 

Effects[]

When the coin is held in one hand and another object in the other, that object turns into legitimate, in-circulation money. The issue is that the any person who uses the groat will attempt to take riskier ventures that could end with incarceration or physical harm.

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