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1816 George III Sixpence

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Marksman7

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While hunting an old site today the farmer came up and told me where another blacksmith shop used to be. I had a great hunt with the highlight being a beautiful 1816 George III sixpence.

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Sweet-sweet find. Congrats.

The degree of wear on the prominent head side suggests about 30/35 years in circulation.

So it's reasonable to assume it was lost sometime in the 1850's

If the district in which it basically circulated, had a less than average population density, then the loss date would be later.

My simple cleaning method for such, is to use a piece of aluminum cooking foil, add a spoon of baking powder, and bury the coin in the powder.

Then wrap the foil around, and place in a plastic beaker. Pour BOILING water to cover, and leave for 24 hours.

When finished, you should be able to easily rub the powder away, hopefully with the stains absorbed by the paste........TheMarshall
 
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