ELIZABETH 1-1558-1603

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  1. wyvern

    wyvern Active Member

    am I the only one who thinks that coins of Elizabeth 1 are a bit special---great designs and a fantastic period of history--ELIZABETH D.G. ANGLR ET HI REGINA- show a sixpence 1572 mint mark ermine --can we see some more please
     

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  3. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

  4. willieboyd2

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    England Silver Sixpence 1561 Elizabeth I

    Obverse: Crowned bust of Elizabeth facing left with a rose behind her head
    ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA followed by a downward arrow mintmark (Tower Mint)
    (Elizabeth by the Grace of God, England, France and Ireland, Queen)
    Reverse: Shield with arms (lions and fleurs-de-lis) and long cross behind
    POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV (I have made God my Helper)
    Size: 27mm Weight: 2.75gm

    If someone can find the actual sixpence that her pirate Francis Drake left in Northern California in 1579...

    :)
     
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  5. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

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    Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603 A.D.)
    Silver Sixpence
    O: ELIZABETH: D'. G'. ANG: FR: ET: HI: REGINA, crowned bust left, rose behind.
    R: POSVI DEV' ADIVTORE M. MEV' (I have made God my helper), quartered coat-of-arms (passant lions and fleurs-de-lis) on long cross fourchée,1571 above shield.
    Tower mint with castle mintmark.
    2.9g
    27mm
    S2562
     
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  6. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    Here's my shilling. I really want to get a milled example (those have fascinated me for a while), but in the meantime here's my hammered VF-30:

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  7. Ken Walker

    Ken Walker Member

    Hear we have a Elizabeth 1st 1601-2 Crown - mm 1 735rev.JPG 735obv.JPG
     
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  8. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

  9. tulipone

    tulipone Well-Known Member

    All the coins above are lovely. I wonder how many of you also research the issues that surround QE1 in the year of the coin. Her life was pretty well documented.
     
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