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Well..... guess what !
A florrie is about 28 mm wide
And I thought I found an old thick penny
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Cause the side I could see had a young Victoria on it
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Cleaned up at home
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1885
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You can tell it's brittish.... just look at them teeth :p
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So it's not a penny I thought... it has a readed edge and is bigger than a florrie at 32 mm
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Looks pretty good condition too
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So not sure whether it's a five shilling or a 2&1/2 shilling... seems overkill in size if it were only a half shilling more than my sniffer1913 florrie, there for comparison.
Anyway all I need next is to find a gold coin at one of my favourite spots :eek:
 
Thanks fellas.... imagine realising that had found its way out of ya pocket way back when.... tears of blood 8.(

No tears now though :D
 
Thanks fellas... I'm over the moon about finally finding a big old silver myself(long time waiting and watching others get there before me :eek: ), I'm soon glad I didn't give it a big touch with the end of the digger(almost too big to miss :p ), and when it comes to sovs, we'll as soon as I come in year range with any coin find,I circle hunt radiating outwards digging all mid tone targets as well, just incised there was a sov involved in a fall type coin spill spread. ;) ;)
 

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