Newbie silver stacker question

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  1. jenden

    jenden New Member

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    Hi silver stackers,

    What is the difference between a round and a shield?

    Thanks!
     
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    STC Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Rounds are what we call coins I guess, particularly if they don’t have a denomination on them. A shield I would say involves a gold sovereign which has St George & the dragon on one side normally but the earlier version had a shield.
     
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    Thanks for your reply STC - It doesn't seem to have St-George in all shields I see. I find it hard to find a common ground. I know rounds have no official value as a denomination compared to a round, but I can't wrapped my head around the concept of shields a presented on the vendor's pages. Maybe it's different in North America?
     

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