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Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 01/26/2011 06:25 am The only coin, silver or copper, penny, halfpenny or farthing, during the reign of any monarch, with this design, was the halfpenny of Edward VI. Those have "EDG" not "MDG" and they are much smaller than this coin, which at 17-18mm diameter is in between a penny and halfgroat in size. I suspect this coin is supposed to be a penny. On the reverse, the cross-and-12-pellets design went out of fashion on the penny during the reign of Henry VIII, though it continued on the smaller coins. My issue of Coincraft has this note, under the listing for Queen Mary pennies: "...collectors should be aware that Victorian copies exist." So I suspect that's what you've got: a "fantasy" Queen Mary penny, made in the 1800s. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
coinsoldier Valued Member Canada 85 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 7:14 pm With good pictures, you will get a positive ID. Please post some quality photos of this coin ... obverse and reverse .... some closeups with details visible. Report this Post to the Staff
Meldercat Valued Member Canada 268 Posts	Posted 02/05/2011 8:15 pm I'm with Sap. If the coin is real then I'm leaning towards Edward VI. I agree, a better picture would help. Report this Post to the Staff
chris wren New Member United Kingdom 30 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 3:53 pm Sadly, this a modern fantasy piece. A large group of them appeared in the UK some few years ago, supposedly from a treasure hoard. They combine a design using the Edward VI rose type penny but with a 'Mary' (M D G) legend, in combination with a long cross CIVITAS LONDON reverse type, as seen on the medieval silver pennies of kings from Edward I to Henry VII. Chris Wren Report this Post to the Staff
adfletch New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 03/03/2013 11:27 am i have the exact coin but with edg instead of mdg Report this Post to the Staff
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