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pooler132 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 11:14 am HI All, Have come in to possession of my fathers watch and chain and at the end of the chain is the attached coin. Can anyone tell me what it is etc. many thanks Richard Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 11:17 am It's a 1700's coin from Spain but it's out of my expertise. Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 12:13 pm English 6 Pence of Charles I. 1620s-1640s Report this Post to the Staff
pooler132 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 06/26/2011 1:42 pm Thank You for your answer, How would I identify the year? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 06:42 am Back in the early 1600s, dates weren't always put on coins. Instead, a system of mintmarks were used to indicate the approximate time a coin was issued. The mintmarks on your coin are located here: The pics aren't quite clear enough for me to tell what the mintmark is. If I had to guess, I wouild guess "triangle". The mintmarks should be the same on both sides. Possible options for Class 4 sixpences like this are: Mint under Royal control: tun (a barrel-shape) - 1636-1638 anchor - 1638-1639 triangle - 1639-1640 triangle-in-circle - 1641-1643 Mint under Parliament control but still striking Royal types: (P) - 1643-1644 (R) - 1644-1645 eye - 1645 sun - 1645-1646 sceptre - 1645-1648 So if my guess at the mintmark is correct, that would make it dated to 1639-1640. 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
pooler132 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 07:48 am Snap, Thank you very much for all the info. regards Richard Report this Post to the Staff
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