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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 2605781, member: 4910&quot;]<img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_greatbritain_sixpence_1561.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>England Silver Sixpence 1561 Elizabeth I</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Crowned bust of Elizabeth facing left with a rose behind her head</p><p>ELIZABETH D G ANG FR ET HI REGINA followed by a downward arrow mintmark</p><p>(Elizabeth by the Grace of God, England, France and Ireland, Queen)</p><p>Reverse: Shield with arms (lions and fleurs-de-lis) and long cross behind</p><p>POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV (I have made God my Helper)</p><p>Size: 27mm Weight: 2.75gm</p><p>Tower Mint, Downward Arrow (a &quot;pheon&quot;) mintmark, above the Queen&#039;s head</p><p><br /></p><p>The Drake plate on display is a fake, but that means that the real one is still out there.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_bancroft_drakeplate.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>More about the Drake &quot;Plate of Brasse&quot; here:</p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/olompali-state-park-california-sir-francis-drake-elizabeth-sixpence.279087" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/threads/olompali-state-park-california-sir-francis-drake-elizabeth-sixpence.279087">http://www.cointalk.com/threads/olompali-state-park-california-sir-francis-drake-elizabeth-sixpence.279087</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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