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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 2956277, member: 87080&quot;]That is a real nice shilling of Edward VI [USER=8959]@Eduard[/USER] .&nbsp; This time period is beyond my area of knowledge so I can only hazard a guess.&nbsp; I know Edward VI restored the fineness of the English coinage in the 1550 or 1551, shortly before he died, and that previously his coins were debased with a very low silver content.&nbsp; Like Edward&#039;s early coins, those of his father Henry VIII were debased and of very poor quality.&nbsp; It could be that the mint didn&#039;t put much effort into producing quality coins given that their silver content was so low.&nbsp; Counterfeiting was a major problem too, and the kingdom suffered from the poor fiscal situation.&nbsp; There was a large amount of turnover due to &#039;irregularities&#039; within the Treasury and a number of regional mints were closed.&nbsp; My guess is that the reintroduction of quality silver coinage coincided with a reorganization of the mint which brought about better quality die work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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