Elizabeth I Hammered Sixpence Or Shilling?

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mapman New Member United Kingdom 35 Posts	Posted 10/25/2011 12:47 pm I am unsure if this clipped, bent and rather worn coin is an Elizabeth I Hammered Sixpence or Shilling. It is 27mm in diameter. Could anyone confirm its identity, & see a mint mark at all? Moved to British Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 10/25/2011 6:31 pm Looks like a sixpence http://coinsgalore.co.uk/index.php?...oducts_id=87 Sap will know (: Report this Post to the Staff
mapman New Member United Kingdom 35 Posts	Posted 10/26/2011 03:05 am Many thanks 10xloupe, much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 10/26/2011 05:08 am my favourite on-line reference is Coins of England and Great Britain ('Coins of the UK') by Tony Clayton. But he doesn't list any silver coins of 27mm, except the KG3 18d. Here are the choices that he offers - 19.0 mm 2.8 g Sixpence 21.0 mm 3.0 g Early Sixpence 24.0 mm 5.7 g Shilling 25.5 mm 6.0 g Early Shilling 27.0 mm 7.4 g 18 Pence 28.0 mm 11.3 g 1849 Godless Florin 28.5 mm 11.3 g The Florin, or Two Shillings 29.5 mm 11.3 g Jubilee Florin 30.0 mm 11.3 g Gothic Florin 32.0 mm 14.1 g Half Crown 34.0 mm 15.0 g Early Half Crown Could you weigh your coin, please ? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 10/26/2011 06:31 am Yep! it's clipped! This coin has most of the post mint defects that are found with Elizabetann silver: clipped, bent, weak strike on the head details. Clipping is obviously apparent on the left edge of the coin in both pictures. Not to worry, I still like to collect this material in any sort of condition. So far as correcting the bend is concerned, If it were mine, I would straighten it. My method for doing this is to place it between two flat thin sheets of hard rubber, and squeeze in a vise. The result is that the coin will obviously look as if it was straightened, but it will still better than if it was still bent. Another reason for straightening is that it will still wear unevenly along the bend line if it was left bent. Report this Post to the Staff
mapman New Member United Kingdom 35 Posts	Posted 10/26/2011 09:39 am Thank you Peter THOMAS for your reply. It comes out at 2g in weight, (unfortunately my digital scales are of the cooking variety and do not show fractions of a g) so identification is looking good for the Sixpence. Thank you sel_69l for your reply. Yeah, its definitely seen better days. Thank you for the straightening tip. It had not really crossed my mind to do it before, but because it is of low value, I might just give it a go. Report this Post to the Staff
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