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Description: | Possible 1695-1700. William III sixpence, probably reused as a crooked love token. Length 20.1mm, Width 19.3mm, Thickness 1.2mm, Diameter 20.1mm, Weight 1.4g. Obverse: Completely worn - blank. Inscription: Illegible. Reverse: Competely worn - blank. Inscription: Illegible. Extremely worn - no details visible with dark grey/black surface patina and rather distorted and dented condition but bent in a distinctive way, indicating probable reuse for a 'crooked' love token (used in place of an engagement ring). Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2009, page 349-352 and History Beneath Our Feet, Brian Read, Anglia Publishing Ipswich 1995, page 140 No. 883.
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