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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 73813, member: 669&quot;]I wish I could help, but the only Lima I know of is in Peru, and there is nothing remotely similar listed in the 18th Century Krause for Peru, which was under Spanish rule for the entire Century.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There was never a King George II in Spain, so as very much a non-expert in European and European Colonial issues I&#039;m at a complete loss where to look for the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>LATER:</b> Seek, and perhaps ye shall find - maybe!</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a 15g 33.5mm sterling silver 1/2 crown of English King George II (KM#584.2) that resembles your coin, but it lacks the &quot;LIMA&quot; legened, and was last minted in 1751 according to the Krause 18th Century 3rd Ed. (2002).</p><p><br /></p><p>There is also a 30g 39mm sterling silver crown (KM#585.3), which does have the &quot;LIMA&quot; on it, but according to Krause that coin was minted from Spanish silver seized at Lima, Peru, in 1746 only.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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