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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;umtrr-author, post: 495435, member: 5719&quot;]As most of you know, our daughter Thalia Elizabeth has a particular affection for &quot;anything with Queen Elizabeth on it&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; This has been limited to Queen Elizabeth II, and of course there&#039;s no shortage of coins (and paper money, stamps, etc.) with her image.</p><p><br /></p><p>At some point, though, I had hoped to get for her an inexpensive example of a coin with Queen Elizabeth I.&nbsp; I figured my chances were pretty slim, but one of the reputable dealers in town came through last month and she is now the proud owner of a 1/2 groat (2 pence), Spink 41st #2579 (I am told that the Spink # is how these things are catalogued).</p><p><br /></p><p>My coin photography still leaves a lot to be desired, but here are attempts at images of the obverse and reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.irwinsjournal.com/ct/Eliz1-obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.irwinsjournal.com/ct/Eliz1-rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The actual coin is not quite the size of a US dime. </p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose now I&#039;m going to have to &quot;fill in&quot; all of the British monarchs between the two Elizabeths!&nbsp; We are back to George III anyway, so we&#039;re back to the ruler from when we colonies rebelled <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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