Posted 05/05/2021 05:58 am
Very Fine, lots of detail on Elizabeth, hair ringlets and string details on harp.
Just a bit off centre and weak strike, that is to be expected with hammered coins and given its an Irish issue one, maybe that they did not care too much about quality of strike, long as it had a shillings worth of silver in it.
Overall your piece is stunning and scarce, a seldom seen coin from a long distant era. Think of it, 90% of old Irish is 18th and 19th century Hibernia type copper pieces and if you are lucky Gun Money, an Early Elizabethan shilling is a real rarity.
Just a bit off centre and weak strike, that is to be expected with hammered coins and given its an Irish issue one, maybe that they did not care too much about quality of strike, long as it had a shillings worth of silver in it.
Overall your piece is stunning and scarce, a seldom seen coin from a long distant era. Think of it, 90% of old Irish is 18th and 19th century Hibernia type copper pieces and if you are lucky Gun Money, an Early Elizabethan shilling is a real rarity.
