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RPLK New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 04/12/2015 10:59 am I have a silver penny 18mm in diameter. It is hand pressed and has the London mint mark on one side ( a long cross with three pellets in each corner). On the other side it has a tudor rose with no crown. It bears the mark MDG rosa sine spiva so I assume it is a queen Mary penny. What I don't undestand is that all pictures of tudor pennies I can find have a bust of Mary on one side or bear the PZ of king phillip of Spain. Also all pictures I see on ebay or google images show the mint mark as a cross over a shield or coat of arms, this does not but looks like earlier Edward I pennies. Other pennies I have seen from this time have a crown over the rose, this does not. Can someone give me the history of this coin and when it was minted? are they rare or commonplace? I am curious because it does not look the same as images I have seen on the internet. Report this Post to the Staff

The Silver Searcher Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 04/12/2015 11:13 am Can you post pictures? to the forum! Report this Post to the Staff
RPLK New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 04/12/2015 1:17 pm As requested , all info appreciated Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Goodheart Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 856 Posts	Posted 04/12/2015 3:24 pm Not entirely sure what it's meant to be. The designs for the front and back don't match in that they were used during different historical periods. But I can tell you it's a modern replica struck in lead-free pewter or similar I'm afraid. Probably made as a souvenir for some stately home. . Edited by Tom Goodheart 04/12/2015 3:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nelson9225 Valued Member 270 Posts	Posted 04/12/2015 4:35 pm not sure but it bares some resemblance to the long cross silver penny of the 12th century Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Goodheart Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 856 Posts	Posted 04/13/2015 11:48 am The obverse design is from a penny of Mary Tudor. But the reverse is from the short cross series a few hundred years prior to that. Bit odd. Report this Post to the Staff
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