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Added on: 26-Feb-2008

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Not so New! The double florin was first issued in1887 under Queen Victoria, but it was not a completely new idea as a four shilling coin had been issued as early as 1604 under James I. James I Thistle Crown Under James I, there were a number of changes made to the coinage, particularly to the gold coin denominations. James I of England was also James VI of Scotland. He had been James VI of Scotland since 1567, and acceded to the British Throne in 1603.

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United Kingdom

UNC (Uncirculated)

1887

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