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United Kingdom
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  I got this coin recently from an Auction, next to just a few other coins. Surely, it can't be authentic! Could you please, advise me on it? Thank you!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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100% Replica - nothing like that made during Elizabeth's reign. Probably from one of the "collectable" junk producers, or possibly from a historic site as a souvenir.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't think it's a coin.
I don't see any date nor any face value.
Token?
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Pillar of the Community
Lebanon
506 Posts |
Edited by chronos
11/11/2020 2:38 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Quote:
100% Replica - nothing like that made during Elizabeth's reign. Probably from one of the "collectable" junk producers, or possibly from a historic site as a souvenir.  . Don't recall seeing one exactly like that but I've certainly seen similar ones for sale at historic houses and castles. |
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 United Kingdom
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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A replica? - definitely yes.
Nevertheless, minting technology has come a long way in the last 400 years and now,
the replica is better quality than the original, but only a small fraction of the value of the original.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Quote:Look like this but I dont have experience to say it is authentic, but look very suspicious to me very maybe replica https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotv...5a9d3a049918 That is certainly what it is trying to represent, but the original is thin silver and has been created by hammering between two dies. The OP item is made using modern methods and is probably not even silver. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Yes, an odd looking modern interpretation of an Elizabeth I crown. Mint mark 1 (1601-1602). Spink No. 2582.
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Pillar of the Community
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Agree with above, perfectly round, large thick rim and a souvenir sold at historic homes.
Based on a 1601 Shilling or Sixpence. The years 1600, 01 and 02 had the numerals, 0, 1, and 2 as mintmarks.
Edited by Princetane
11/12/2020 03:30 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
735 Posts |
Spink 2582. Here's an example of the real thing:   |
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Posted 11/11/2020 2:20 pm
