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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 7516889, member: 101855&quot;]A great find indeed. I have a couple Elizabeth six pences.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is in a PCGS AU-55 holder. It is interesting that this coin is an overdate piece, 1600 over 1590</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298577[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this one because I liked the sharpness of the strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298582[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a 1562 Milled Elizabeth six pence. This coin was struck on a screw press. Note how much sharper it is. Unfortunately the fellow who made these had a hard time getting parts for his machinery after a plague. His costs went up and he lost his contract. Later he was hanged for counterfeiting. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298588[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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