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Coin value 1556 Regina elizabeth

  • 26-10-2010 9:52pm
    #1
    skippergonzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭


    Not having much luck finding how much this is worth
    it has a shield on one side with 3 lions 3 birds not sure what the rest is
    its dated 1556 and it says regina elizabeth on it
    anybody know how i could go about finding out ?


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  • #2
    Blade
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    A picture of both sides would be helpful...


  • #3
    skippergonzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭skippergonzo


    The u shape on one side is proud and i think it may not be part of the actual coin ...


  • #4
    Blade
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    skippergonzo wrote: »
    The u shape on one side is proud and i think it may not be part of the actual coin ...

    That part might have been worn down and had that U struck over it as some sort of countermark. In which case it's hard to tell what it is with the original image gone. I'm stumped sorry, I've not seen anything like that before, the design on the back is common on different types of coins so hard to tell which one it is.


  • #5
    skippergonzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35 ✭skippergonzo


    Cheers anyway


  • #6
    akeady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45 ✭akeady


    skippergonzo wrote: »
    The u shape on one side is proud and i think it may not be part of the actual coin ...

    The date is likely 1566, making it an Elizabeth I coin, probably a sixpence (what is the weight?). The mintmark on the obverse (at about 9 o'clock in your photo') looks like a worn portcullis, which would be correct for 1566.

    That C shape might be a lump of solder used to attach it to something (as jewellery?) so that the reverse was displayed.

    As to value - I got a 1594 sixpence for €13.50 a few months ago - maybe more worn than yours and some graffiti on the reverse, but a clear date and recognisable bust - so something in that ballpark would be my estimate.

    ATB,
    A.


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