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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 24486585, member: 96746&quot;]Sneak these in before I take a few days off.</p><p><br /></p><p>1551 very base 3oz. shilling with mm. Lion</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1550270[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A fine silver shilling with mm. Tun. Struck 1551-3</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1550271[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip &amp; Mary 1557 sixpence.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1550272[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward VI base silver penny struck at York with mm. pierced mullet</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1550273[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip &amp; Mary base penny with mm. 1/2 rose and castle. Consensus is that the mintmark reflects the source of the silver used to strike the coins. Those with mm. castle were struck from Philip&#039;s silver brought along when he married Mary. Halved rose &amp; castle means it was indeterminate (or maybe from a general mixed silver pot). These were used as a halfpenny due to their low silver content.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1550276[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Which brings us to this enigmatic piece. A base penny with mm. Rose. This should mean it was struck from Mary&#039;s silver, but there are no mint records to confirm. I know of 3 examples. Not listed in the standard references. </p><p>Edited to add that this could actually be the base penny intended for Ireland. The literature states the penny is of the English type, but amongst the mintmarks used for Irish currency in both P&amp;M and Elizabeth I is rose. Sadly, no proof has come my way.</p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1550277[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And to finish, a Philip &amp; Mary portrait penny in 0.916 silver.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1550278[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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