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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2432173, member: 19463&quot;]In 1849, The UK produced the first 2 shilling &#039;Florin&#039; coins which happened to coincide with a terrible outbreak of Cholera in London.&nbsp; This coin bore the legend VICTORIA REGINA omitting the standard DG (Dea Gratia - by the grace of God) leading it being known as the &quot;Godless Florin&quot;.&nbsp; Speculation among some groups suggested that God was not pleased and was punishing the heathen British.&nbsp; &nbsp; The next issue not only had DG but added &quot;Defender of the Faith&quot;.&nbsp; Mine is not this nice.&nbsp; There are thousands of stories in the world of coins and we need to remember that US coins are part of that world and have stories, too.&nbsp; Coins and I will miss each other whichever of us goes first.&nbsp; We are both pretty well obsolete except for doing our share of death and (sales) taxes. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Godless_florin.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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