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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 2600702, member: 12789&quot;]Here is the largest piece ever circulated in the British Isles, from the city of Birmingham:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh578/scottishmoney/birminghamthreepence1813_zps3xi0wosp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Whilst the 1797 tuppence weighed in at 2 oz, this one is 2.5 ounces and is a magnificent example of Matthew Boulton&#039;s steam powered coin presses.&nbsp; And as much as a mini dish as it is, Boulton experimented with striking sixpence tokens in bronze that would have weighed five ounces.&nbsp; The latter are just patterns and were not circulated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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