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Title: Hammered Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on March 01, 2009, 09:19:10 PM Ok found a hammered today whooohooo. , how on earth do I ID it , what do i look for? On one side its got a shield with a cross going through it all that surrounded by a circle, not a face on the other side possibly a man on horseback, looks like a king riding to the left. any ideas? I will try and het a pic up but its very faded.
Title: Re: Hammered Post by: Gadget(Ian) on March 01, 2009, 09:30:09 PM nice one rob i was glad i was there to see you dig it up. ;D
made my day :P ;D. ian. Title: Re: Hammered Post by: JohnF on March 01, 2009, 09:31:18 PM Sounds like a Charles I Halfcrown to me, and potentially a valuable coin. Any chance of a pic.
John. Title: Re: Hammered Post by: James on March 01, 2009, 09:46:00 PM looks like a lizze halfgroat mate!! ;) good find
Title: Re: Hammered Post by: Gadget(Ian) on March 01, 2009, 09:53:53 PM Hi Rob I think it may be a Queen Elizabeth I siver two pence she ruled from 1558-1603 and one coin that was struck for almost her entire reign was the Silver Twopence. On the obverse is her crowned bust facing left and on the reverse is a coat of arms with a cross, superimposed over the top.
None of these Silver Twopences are dated but they do have a very important device to tell you the denomination. You have to remember that at that time many people were illiterate, coupling that with the clipping of coins and the fact that the coins didn’t carry a denomination and you get chaos. So behind the Queen’s head are two pellets or dots like yours, this represents the number two as in Two Pence. ;D Title: Re: Hammered Post by: The Doc on March 01, 2009, 10:33:21 PM I agree, Lizzie halfgroat - well done :)
Title: Re: Hammered Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on March 02, 2009, 10:34:07 AM Thanks for the id guys thats my first id'd hammered , found one other but was a blank , I didnt even know the blank was a hammered...lol
Title: Re: Hammered Post by: Richy on March 02, 2009, 10:41:22 AM Congrats on your 1st hammered Rob, may there be many more.... :) :)
Richy. Title: Re: Hammered Post by: hedgehog on March 02, 2009, 12:38:30 PM Well done Rob, hope there are lots more there for you to find
Title: Re: Hammered Post by: onehorseAl( Al) on March 02, 2009, 09:50:49 PM Well rescued Rob,nothing like the feeling on finding your first hammered.
Al :) :) Title: Re: Hammered Post by: StumbledUpon on March 02, 2009, 09:56:30 PM Well done tafflaff, 8)
Title: Re: Hammered Post by: llanelli club on March 02, 2009, 11:13:36 PM my first was a lizzy half groat .your first one that was blank most likely was also lizzy as they rubbed the coin to get rid of her face.known as the faceless queen ..religousness
Title: Re: Hammered Post by: simon c on March 02, 2009, 11:14:00 PM Well done Rob,nice start for your first,many more to come :)
Title: Re: Hammered Post by: Neil on March 03, 2009, 10:36:52 AM Nice one Rob - well done on losing your hammered virginity! ;D
You will always remember it! Cheers mate Neil Title: Re: Hammered Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on March 03, 2009, 12:18:44 PM Lets just say its more memorable than the other virginity I lost!!!!!....lol ::)
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