 | George II - 1727 - 1760
The sixpences of 1745/6 have a fascinating provenance mark of LIMA - this denotes that the coin was made from silver captured from the Spanish by Admiral Anson in his epic and at the same time disasterous world voyage. In 1746 the head depicting King George II was changed - coins from the earlier 'young head' years should be collected in Very Fine condition if possible. The 'old head' coins tend to be clearer and good examples exist from 1757/8.
During the reign of George II famine in Ireland killed a third of the population (1739), the battle of Culloden was fought (1746), Samuel Johnson published 'The Dictionary of the English Language' (1755).
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