Just got this George III 6P. It's MS 65. It's the first English piece I have ever bid on and won. Click on the photo to make it larger.
Great looking coin but you need to change the abbreviation to 6d not 6p, British pre decimal coinage was allways given the following abbreviation £ = pounds, The sign derives from the blackletter "L", an abbreviation of Librae s = shillings, from the Roman solidus d = Penny or pence, from the Roman denarius and was used until decimalisation in 1971, when the P came into use The £ sign is still used today :high5:
I quess I'll have to do more reading up on English coinage. Austria-Hungary and Germany are my area of collecting. I've been trying to pick up some English coins when I see a nice one. Sorry for marking it as a 6P as NGC marked it that way. I will make sure I get some books on English coins.
"p" as in "5p" or "20p" only seems to apply to modern, decimal British coinage, correct? At least that's how I see it used in England these days.
Oh, didn't see the last line! They ought to go back to Shillings and Crowns and Florins and Sovereigns and Pennys and Farthings. Watch the Chavs get all confused when it comes time to buy their daily ration of Lambert & Butlers and cheap Cider.
We still have the penny and also crowns except these days most people call them the £5 coin I have posted a number of them here on the forum :thumb:
