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Yes, pewter figures. Much is still made from pewter though and my guess would be that they were turned out by the bucket load in the 1980s or 90s. I have a further recollection that at one stately home (Warwick Castle rings a bell) you could pay £1 or something and strike your own coin on site. Whether this was the same coin we are talking about here I don't know. Well it appears that it does have a value to some people e-bay bids currently up to £31 with 5 hours left e bay listing I'm amazed................ and not to mention very, very happy !

OK, I've tracked mine down and it is identical to yours, dated 1562. The 'r' in lower case is to the left of the French coat of arms i.e. the top left hand segment of the shield. That blob in the field on both your coin and mine is an 'r'. Q.E.D. Red Riley OK Thanks Red Riley NOW I'm convinced Thank you to everybody for your help.

Museums sell replica coins - sometimes made out of resin or similar. In design, very convincing, sometimes they have the initials of the manufacturers impressed into them, but small, so not that easy to spot. The Elizabeth 3d I was sold was in every way convincing, except it was twice as thick as it should be. Thanks everybody for your replies. I'm still not 100% convinced that this coin is not genuine. All the replicas that I can find on the internet, and all the comments on here, seem to suggest that the coin would either be marked 'copy' (in tiny writing) or would have 'r' for replica or perhaps manufacturers initials. I can find no such mark on this coin, although I note with interest that the replica HERE has the same 1562 date but clearly says 'copy' below the shield.

Thanks 1949 threepence. I know nothing about coins. If somebody more knowledgeable than me says that this is a fake then so be it. I would love to believe that this is the genuine article but, if it is not, then a bit more information would have been helpful. Who made these replicas ? Do they have any value as replicas ? Is it common for old coins to be copied ?

I have just listed a 1562 sixpence on ebay and was disappointed to be contacted by somebody who informed me that it is a replica. can any body on this forum confirm this ? If it is a replica, does it have any value or are they common ? Thanks in advance for your help. My link