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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stuwii, post: 2617639, member: 84388&quot;]Thought I&#039;d share this. Its a George III contemporary shilling Forgery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably one of the better condition ones you&#039;ll see. Most are recovered in bad condition by detectorists. This ones never been in the ground. Its made of brass and would have been silver washed.</p><p>There&#039;s still some wash visible around the lettering/legends. Its rumoured the dies for this shilling where stolen from the Royal mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently during George III reign a very high percentage of the cash in peoples pockets was counterfeit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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