Need Help With An Elizabethan 6d - Real?

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Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 03/01/2018 12:39 pm Hi everyone, I just got this bent and clipped Elizabethan 6d for a very reasonable price. However, I am not an expert in English hammered coinage. Based upon the images, does this appear to be an authentic example? Also, my example is not dated. Is there any way of determining when my coin was minted during Elizabeth I's reign? Thanks for the help! Report this Post to the Staff

PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 03/01/2018 1:15 pm Yes - we can nail this one down pretty accurately. The Mintmark (Cross crosslet) tells us it must be a 2nd Issue coin, and they happened only in 1560/1. There are no sixpences for this issue and in any case the size takes us to a Groat instead (Fourpence). Only one fits - Spink number S2556. Yes, it looks genuine with typical levels of wear and other damage. Although the fakers do make low grade/low value coins, I don't think they would bother with quite such a damaged example! I would expect it to be worth £20 to £40 over here - possibly more in the US. Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 03/01/2018 1:36 pm PaddyB - Great! Thank you very much for the help. I'm glad to hear that I got a good deal on the coin (I paid way less than £20 to £40). Although I spend a good amount of time in Britain, I tend to mostly buy British coins when in the US. Over on this side of the pond, most Americans really don't car about non-US coins. So many dealers heavily discount their pieces in stock. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 03/01/2018 8:38 pm Nice example of a hammered Elizabeth groat. PaddyB is spot on. Don't think of it as damages, but as history in your hand; it's seen a lot of that in the intervening 550-odd years... Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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