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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2961722, member: 40017&quot;]Yes - looks spot on to me. Elizabeth I Silver hammered coins are actually quite common in the UK - probably the most common hammered coin to turn up. In that damaged condition would be found at any of our coin fairs and exhibitions for a few tens of pounds, depending on the view the dealer took.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe yours is a Fourth issue Threepence S2566, date appears to be 1569. The mint mark (at the very top on both sides) is obscured - it looks like the Ermine, but that is for 1572-3 - it could be the central part of the Coronet is all that is left, and that fits with 1567-1570. (It is not uncommon for mint marks to be found out of date as dies were constantly being re-used.) </p><p><br /></p><p>The damage looks to me to have been caused by the coin being bent and cracked before being re-straightened, but it could also have been a crack in the silver blank used.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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