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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4667713, member: 110226&quot;]One new photo and another re-shoot from an earlier posting.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, the new coin.&nbsp; This is a groat of Henry VIII, 5&#039;th bust, Bristol Mint, 1544-1547.</p><p>2.3 grams</p><p>25 mm, 3 h.</p><p><br /></p><p>This example depicts an old Henry, nearing the end of his reign.&nbsp; As these coins go (grade: fine), the detail is decent, and the light weight is indicative of the debasement that occurred towards the later years of his life.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1150922[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a re-shoot of another Tudor monarch nearing the end of her legendary reign, Elizabeth I. I was not satisfied with the earlier image, taken with a flash, feeling that it did not do justice to the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I think this image is an improvement.&nbsp; The major challenge with this coin is capturing the detail, given the low relief of the central design elements.&nbsp; This issue is notorious for weak centers.&nbsp; Apparently the flans were not sufficiently heated prior to striking.&nbsp; The dies themselves were not engraved very deeply, adding to the shallow detail.&nbsp; As this issue goes, this example is above average in strike, despite the slight doubling, and it is nicely toned. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1150924[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have an Edward VI crown somewhere, in some box.&nbsp; As soon as I locate it I will take a couple of pics of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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