I'm afraid this is not a genuine sixpence. Besides the colour being way off (I assume it's a brass counterfeit that may have been silver-washed once), the design is very crude and sloppy when you compare it to a genuine 1819 sixpence. Look particularly at the sizes and spaces of the date-numerals, the coarseness of the details on the shield and the way that the bottom of the belt on the reverse simply disappears into the mist.
It's still a 200-year-old artifact in its own right - it's just not a genuine sixpence.
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Well, that bites! Thank you for the info, Sap. Many others will learn as well when looking at this thread. Always best to research when not sure. Glad I didn't list it!
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