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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 33903, member: 283&quot;]All three coins shown are indeed genuine.&nbsp; I had two of the Irish 6/- pieces at one stage but gave one to a friend in Michigan. I&#039;ve also got a fake 5/- though, which I can scan if you want to see one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The `madness of King George&#039; was certainly as a result of porphyria. Knowing the cause as we know&nbsp; now is one thing, the net effect however at the time was `madness&#039;. The only difference is that we can treat porphyria. We couldn&#039;t back then (or at least didn&#039;t know how).</p><p><br /></p><p>A good book I use a lot (in relation mainly in tracing the lineages of the households of the German States) is `Lines of Succession - Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe&#039; by Louda and Maclagan (Barnes and Noble Books, 2002 edition). Excellent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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