There was a similar coin posted a couple of weeks ago dated 1575. That one was at auction. It had finer detail on the face but feel mine is slightly better around the rim. Mine is presented with a 90 degree rotation on the reverse as the top of each does not line up like today’s coinage. I’ve owned this coin for fifty years and bought it as it is reflective of England’s rise on the world stage. There is another one of these (different year) in the NC natural history museum found at the “lost colony” when I purchased the coin, the dealer said the mark above the crown on outer rim was unusual. Interested in observations and possible value
Nice coin! Hammered coins are almost always fantastic historically and numismatically. The mark above the pinnacle of the crown is the mint mark and this one is called "Ermine," which places its minting in London between 1572 - 1573 according to this site. I don't know exactly how this affects the coin's value (others may know), but it does make for a cool mint mark, which is also a fascinating topic in and of itself. A quick search revealed an auction from 2008 listing the sale price of a 1572 "About Very Fine" Elizabeth Sixpence with Ermine mint mark at £70. Another one in 2004 with a condition of "Fine" went for £35. Those are fairly dated auctions at this point, though. Maybe a quick search on other auction houses will tell you more? There was also a 2015 thread on this topic on this site.
