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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aidan Work, post: 148883, member: 1824&quot;]Steve,I finally picked up a key coin I was missing from my British collection - the famous 1849 &#039;Godless&#039; Florin.</p><p>It cost me NZ$30 (around 10 Quid).</p><p><br /></p><p>The &#039;Godless&#039; Florin got its name because it does not have &#039;DEI GRATIA&#039; or an abbreviation for it in Queen Victoria&#039;s title.The same thing happened in 1911 with the Canadian coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The basic design is the same as the Gothic Florin,but its plain lettering &amp; ordinary numerals (1849) is a dead giveaway.There are 2 types.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &#039;normal&#039; type has the designer&#039;s initials (W.W.) (for William Wyon) behind the Queen&#039;s head.The rare type has these initials obliterated.It can be seen best with a magnifying glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aidan.</p><p><br /></p><p>:hail:&nbsp; :hammer:&nbsp; :mouth:&nbsp; :whistle:&nbsp; :desk:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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