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...feature of the order is the re-introduction of the crown (about the size of a silver dollar, worth about $1.20), or five-shilling piece, which has not been minted since King Edward VII's coronation. Beside the crown (cartwheel), there will be three-penny pieces (thripney bits), sixpenny pieces (tanners), shillings (bobs), two-shilling pieces (florins) and half-crowns (two shillings and sixpence, also known as half a dollar)-all these, though now in circulation, will bear new designs. The three-penny and sixpenny coins, respectively a little smaller and a little larger than a U. S. dime...
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