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<p>[QUOTE="PaddyB, post: 3425753, member: 40017"]Size is the easiest way to tell, but there are subtle differences in the proportions too. Look at the 3 lions in one quarter of the arms and how much they fill the area for example.</p><p>The sixpence was only made in this style during 1887 and was withdrawn almost immediately - not because of the problems of telling it from a shilling but because the criminals were gold dipping it and passing it off as a half sovereign![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PaddyB, post: 3425753, member: 40017"]Size is the easiest way to tell, but there are subtle differences in the proportions too. Look at the 3 lions in one quarter of the arms and how much they fill the area for example. The sixpence was only made in this style during 1887 and was withdrawn almost immediately - not because of the problems of telling it from a shilling but because the criminals were gold dipping it and passing it off as a half sovereign![/QUOTE]
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