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Doesn't appeal to me. I don't even consider it to be a sixpence - it's just a made up round shiny thing designed to relieve you of your dough.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1pc-Prince-of-Wales-Commemorative-Coin-gift-/202031535182?hash=item2f0a04944e:g:g1kAAOSwaMpZnOtI chinese are making better stuff than the royal mint is churning out lol

0.5 - 0.6mm thicker than what number? Without a thickness for the flan, you can't work out the volume and by extension the density. If you can calculate the density it will be obvious whether it is gold or not. I personally wouldn't hold my breath.

Don't forget chemical/acid testing is no-where near a reliable system. Plating, previous harsh cleaning, contamination, measurements or even a few specks of crap will skew the results.

Maybe something to do with the Empire. The ear on the Elephant suggests its an Indian Elephant. Indian troops were enlisted in the british army so I'd hazard a guess its probably the work of a bored indian solider. To some indians the elephant is a sacred animal. They worship them as one of their gods. (Ganesh) The indians had a major rebellion in 1857 against british rule. So it could also be the 10 year anniversary of that. Quite often defacement of crown coins is done for political reasons.

maybe trench art or summit,.was we fighting the zulus then, lovely item of social history

looks plated to me.

From the latin for ring - anulus. They can appear in pairs or singly, and can be large or small, complete or broken. It all helps with the chronology.

The old head florins are beautiful, not sure they achieve 'iconic' status that's all, for me!