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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 26676498, member: 135271&quot;]Beautiful half crown and shilling! I have a LIMA shilling:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1702175[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>GREAT BRITAIN, King George II (1727-1760)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>AR Shilling (26.08mm, 6.00g, 6h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Dated 1745. Tower of London mint</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed old bust of King George II left; LIMA below</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: ·M·B·F·ET H·REX· F·D·B ET·L·D·S·R·I A·T·ET·E· 17-45 (date), crowned cruciform coats-of-arms of England and France, Scotland, Ireland, and Hanover around rayed central Garter star</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: Numista 13121</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Attractive old cabinet toning.</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><br /></i></p><p>[USER=86815]@Dafydd[/USER] I remember reading on this forum that there is an alternate story to these LIMA coins - I&#039;ll have to find it later when I have more time.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER]&nbsp; an Anne VIGO coin is pretty high on my wish list.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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