William Chaloner's Groat | |
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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 |
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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.