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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;andyscouse, post: 995982, member: 27100&quot;]I&#039;ll take a look when I get home - I can&#039;t see photobucket pics here at work <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The florin (2/-) is 28.5mm, 11.3g</p><p>The halfcrown (2/6) is 32.0mm, 14.1g</p><p>The double-florin (4/-) is 36.0mm, 22.6g</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The wights of UK predecimal coins of silver or cupro-nickel content are proportionate - so, a shilling (1/-) is half the weight of a florin (two shillings, 2/-).&nbsp; A halfcrown is 2½ shillings, so is 2½ times the weight.&nbsp; And so on ...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Silver composition of UK coins:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>pre 1920 ... 92½%</p><p>1920 - 1946 ... 50%</p><p>Maundy, 1947 onwards ... back to 92½%</p><p>all others, 1947 onwards ... CuNi[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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