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Valued Member
United States
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It looks to be Elizabeth I, but without the diameter or a better picture of the legends, it is hard to tell what the denomination is.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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 To the Forum . Sharper  Edited by Dorado
02/03/2018 12:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Crop out the background leaving only the coin in the photo. That would help us identify. |
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Edited by Lloydway
02/03/2018 4:25 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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You have 2 different coins in that pic. The newer one is a 5 pence from the Royal coat of Arms, United Kingdom. The older one is too blurry to tell. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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The older one doesn't show up in Numista catalogs. There is nothing with the same image (or even close to the same image, as this crown seems "webbed", where as all other crowns depicted on these coins are different than this). It is also interesting that the word "ELIZABET" is missing the H for Elizabeth. May I ask where you got it?
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New Member
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I found the coin a little while ago, been curious since as to what it was exactly. Its pretty battered and hard to make out and I cant see a date. I was hoping someone with expertise would be able to help.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
Canada
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 It certainly seems like a counterfeit. I haven't seen anything from the era that the reverse suggests that is missing the "H" in Elizabeth. None of the portraits seem to match up either. Lloydway, can you tell me exactly where you found it, if I'm not overstepping? |
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@LW, the obv legend on your coin is something like ELIZABET D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA and the rev legend is POSVI DEVM ADIVT MEM, both of which are quite close to the legends on a mid-16th Century Shilling. As noted already, the crown seems to be the wrong shape. Looks very questionable to me.
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Pillar of the Community
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Not seeing any sensible match of the design is not at all necessary to see this is a play money-quality cast replica... c'mon now!
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