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Message:: [QUOTE="Collector1966, post: 1097754, member: 17919"]Good question-- I have both a 6 pence and a shilling from that era and compared the two. The designs are almost identical from what I can tell, except-- There are two rampant (standing on two legs) lions on the reverse. The smaller one is in a shield that is topped by the crown. On my shilling, there are several (I counted 7) "V's" or "Y's" in the field of the smaller rampant lion, and there is some space between the lion's head and the top border. On my 6 pence, there are only 2 "V's" from what I can tell, and they are both below the lion. The lion's head on the 6 pence is also much closer to the border. In fact, when I compare my two coins with the coin pictured above, it appears that the coin pictured above is actually a 6 pence. Shilling-- size of US quarter6 pence-- size of US small cent[/QUOTE]