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declan03

One florin bigger than the other!!

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Hi.

Anyone seen one of these large 1942 two shillings?

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57 minutes ago, declan03 said:

Hi.

Anyone seen one of these large 1942 two shillings?

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The two coins you show are half crowns which were worth 2 shillings and six pence .  Terry

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For a start they are halfcrowns, not florins, but no.

I assume the larger of the two is a copy, but god knows where it came from. China?

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Haha omg typo....yes halfcrowns!! Who on earth would copy these? The Chinese as you said Rob. Good try though ?

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I've seen a few copies of both G5 & G6 halfcrowns, but they have all been the right size.

The reasons I thought the larger was the copy was the shorter serifs on the linked Gs and the C. The shape of the protrusion on the harp by the left Gs looks to be straight as well instead of being slightly curved.

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