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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 868446, member: 19165&quot;]I am not convinced of the authenticity of this coin. At the very least, it has been polished and cleaned - the color is far too light for a coin this old. </p><p><br /></p><p>The hammered shillings are generally very crude, with rough irregular edges, off center strikes, and missing designs. Well centered, perfectly round coins are <i>incredibly</i> rare. The Chinese have been counterfeiting these old shillings, like everything else, so I would get that authenticated by a professional before congratulating you on an excellent buy. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you got it for a very low price, that would make me all the more suspicious, because Edward VI shillings are in very high demand, and a specimen as perfectly centered and round as yours would go for quite a bit.&nbsp; Sorry to be the wet blanket here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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