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<p>[QUOTE="Graham Blunden, post: 4796251, member: 114388"]Thanks for the information Greg, I hadn't realised that the third coinage was the posthumous coinage. Nice Elizabeth sixpence with some good detail remaining on the portrait. It looks like an Eglantine mint mark to me which agrees with the date of 1575 as that mark was used 1573-8. I attach a couple of mine for interest, but bear in mind these are dug coins so have a few more scratches (or history as I like to call it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)[ATTACH=full]1164770[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1164771[/ATTACH]</p><p>A sixpence, fairly full flan and reasonable portrait. Woolpack mint mark so sixth issue 1594[ATTACH=full]1164772[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1164773[/ATTACH]</p><p>And a three pence, again with a full flan and a reasonable portrait. Eglantine mint mark, the same as yours so third/fourth coinage, 1575[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Graham Blunden, post: 4796251, member: 114388"]Thanks for the information Greg, I hadn't realised that the third coinage was the posthumous coinage. Nice Elizabeth sixpence with some good detail remaining on the portrait. It looks like an Eglantine mint mark to me which agrees with the date of 1575 as that mark was used 1573-8. I attach a couple of mine for interest, but bear in mind these are dug coins so have a few more scratches (or history as I like to call it :happy:)[ATTACH=full]1164770[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1164771[/ATTACH] A sixpence, fairly full flan and reasonable portrait. Woolpack mint mark so sixth issue 1594[ATTACH=full]1164772[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1164773[/ATTACH] And a three pence, again with a full flan and a reasonable portrait. Eglantine mint mark, the same as yours so third/fourth coinage, 1575[/QUOTE]
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