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Title: Hammy for ID please
Post by: stampy on November 20, 2011, 08:46:28 PM
Hi All.

Really chuffed cause found only my 3rd ever hammered coin today and its in pretty good nick too which is a bonus. Please can someone tell me what it is? thanks.


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: stampy on November 20, 2011, 08:47:54 PM
The other side


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: Roman (Ray) on November 20, 2011, 08:55:01 PM
thats a lovely hammered fella welldone indeed.
ray.


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: nobby on November 20, 2011, 09:00:38 PM
yep!.... I would say thats definatley a hammerd  :)


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: Metalmickey on November 20, 2011, 09:01:45 PM
It`s a Groat, pics a little blurred or i need glasses !  :-\


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: Meatslicer on November 20, 2011, 10:42:23 PM
Its a york mint groat or half groat. eboraci is york in coin speak!
1501 -1507 Henry VII?


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: The Doc on November 20, 2011, 10:45:38 PM
Great coin. It's a Henry VII York mint halfgroat struck at Archbishop Savage's ecclesiastical mint, mintmark martlet. Spink 2216.


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: wayno on November 21, 2011, 07:51:14 AM
Well done very nice


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: waltonbasinman on November 21, 2011, 10:22:27 AM
Very nice coin. Only found one groat and that came out of the ground in pretty good nick as well. Are they made better as a lot of groats seem to fair better than pennies etc.


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: barny on November 21, 2011, 11:00:46 AM
lovely coin


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: stampy on November 21, 2011, 05:50:15 PM
Thanks very much for identifying the coin fella's it's much appreciated.


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: DEADLOCK on November 21, 2011, 08:09:57 PM
lovely condition coin great find


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: missmaggs on November 21, 2011, 08:30:31 PM
Great find. Well done on getting your 3rd :)


Title: Re: Hammy for ID please
Post by: rjm on November 21, 2011, 09:55:24 PM

Nice coin!  :)


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