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t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 10/13/2008 6:30 pm Quote: Since the OP calls it a "sixpence", I assume it's roughly sixpence-sized. Don't forget, the Scottish shilling was equivalent to the English penny, so a Scottish 5 shilling coin would be 5 English pence - a bit smaller than a sixpence. Sap is correct. I have two Scottish 5 shillings pieces, one William and one Anne. Here is a picture of an English William sixpence together with the William Scottish 5 shilling. Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 10/13/2008 6:38 pm I have not seen many 5 shilling pieces for sale. They seem very scarce. I don't recall ever seeing any 10 shilling pieces. Here some scans of my two: Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 10/13/2008 6:48 pm G'day, beautiful coins. is KW3 displaying some jewellery on his ear ? Peter Report this Post to the Staff
t360 Pillar of the Community United States 2703 Posts	Posted 10/13/2008 6:55 pm A fabulous earring! It looks like the engraver's guide dot at the center of the coin was entered twice. A small blunder, I guess. There is a faint guide dot at the center of the Anne coin too. Report this Post to the Staff
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