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Title: mangled .... Post by: handyman [Alan} on September 04, 2016, 03:29:40 PM out today near bedford and i recovered this sad looking hammered coin, who's only discerning feature was a tudor shield.
on cleaning, it was obvioius that not much more could be told, so i decided to straighten the object and was reasonably pleased with the result, as it shows, it maybe an elizabeth 1st penny, [the number 15 was a strong clue!], and the mintmark suggests 5th issue ... spink size matches it to the 1570's.... its diameter is 19mm enjoy Title: Re: mangled .... Post by: wagis on September 04, 2016, 07:16:33 PM Nice one, what s difference. what did you clean it with
Title: Re: mangled .... Post by: Val Beechey on September 04, 2016, 07:43:20 PM Well done on the cleaning and straitening job Alan. A Lizzie is a Lizzie whatever condition, nice.
Title: Re: mangled .... Post by: handyman [Alan} on September 04, 2016, 07:47:23 PM Well done on the cleaning and strait ending job Alan. A Lizzie is a Lizzie whatever condition, nice. thanks Val .. it took a good hour! Title: Re: mangled .... Post by: celticspikey on September 04, 2016, 07:49:11 PM Have to say Al, fair play to you ;)
Title: Re: mangled .... Post by: probono on September 05, 2016, 08:14:31 AM nice job with the straightening :)
Can't be a penny as those don't have dates (only every other denomination has a date, so 6d, 3d, 1 1/2d) - I'd suggest more likely a 3d as those seem to be the ones that come up most. Title: Re: mangled .... Post by: handyman [Alan} on September 05, 2016, 02:06:09 PM thanks for the comments and ID's everyone. I,m happy to go along with threepence.
happy hunting to you all Title: Re: mangled .... Post by: ian the nomad on September 05, 2016, 08:58:00 PM Great find well rescued and preserved.
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