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Seems like this thread is evolving into a fairly amazing one-man show. I'd play more often, but most of the coins I have from this time period are pretty ugly, and don't scan/image very well. But I do have a fairly nice 1554:  England, shilling, Philip & Mary, English titles only. This type (Spink #2501) was issued in two dates, 1554 and 1555. Mine is 1554; you can just see the cross-shaped remnant of the "4" above the queen's head. 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
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Wow. What a great find. I cant imagine finding something that old just rummaging through a box.
Well done.
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Norway
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"One-man show"? I guess my coins has not made all that much of an impression. I will anyway proceed with my next. Thanks to Sap for filling out 1554, a year I bid for recently but lost. Interesting coin! 1553  3 Kreuzer Kaufbeuren, a German State. |
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Litotes, that statement was not intended to ruffle any feathers or to disparage anyone's individual contributions. I do not overlook your efforts. At this point every single coin post is important in keeping the thread progressing, whether or not that coin is something worthy of a catalog. It's just obvious to my eye who has the significant representation from this early era, and that deserves some recognition and encouragement. I will be -mostly- on the viewing sidelines for the duration of this great thread, unless the 'boxlot from heaven' magically appears at one of my favorite local sales. . 
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As always I'm amazed at the depth of coins that are being shown. Not only that, what impresses me the most is the presentation of images from so long ago. This coins have truly been preserved and protected over the years.
As a digression, I have been looking on the internet for resources of places where one could find and purchase old coins and been singularily a failure at finding such sites. All coins shown have impressed me so much that I do intend on continuing my search and will post a coin of age someday.
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Ummm, I've got 559 AD covered, if you dudes can keep getting just a wee bit closer!!
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mysilveryears, Sap, Litotes - All very nice and interesting coins! Confronted bust pieces of Phillip and Mary are very tough to find in nice condition. 
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1552This is not my most photogenic coin - relatively small (18mms) and dark - but it is definitely from 1552. It is a sechsling from Mecklenburg, a German State.  
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I wondered why Johann Albrecht I, the Duke of Mecklenburg, was sticking out his tongue.
I looked it up and it is actually a bull's head with its tongue hanging out on this sechsling from Mecklenburg.
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1551 Austria3 Kreuzer of Ferdinand I, Ruler of Habsburg Austria, King of Croatia, Bohemia and Hungary.  In 1558 he succeeded Charles V to become Holy Roman Emperor.
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1550  FranceDouzain of Henry II, mint mark 'C' (St. Lô)
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Pillar of the Community
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The mint mark under the shield might actually be a 'G' (Poitiers). It is similar in shape to the 'G' in the legend below at 5h. What do you think?
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To me, that mint mark looks more like a "G" than a "C". But I am no expert on these by any stretch of the imagination. Great details on that douzain! |
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I think it is a "G" as well ... especially when you compare it against the nearby "C"
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You all have convinced me that it is indeed a 'G'.
The flan is clearly over-sized and I am surprised someone didn't decide to clip off the excess. It must not have circulated much.
Now let's see your 1549!
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