Megg Público Deposited
A nickname for a Guinea. Thomas Shadwell, in his play, The Squire of Alsatia, 1688 (i. 1), says: "Meggs are Guineas, Smelts are half-guineas." See Decus.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)
A nickname for a Guinea. Thomas Shadwell, in his play, The Squire of Alsatia, 1688 (i. 1), says: "Meggs are Guineas, Smelts are half-guineas." See Decus.
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