Elizabeth I 3 Farthings...or Threehalfpence ???

[Citizen H]

Groan......! errrrrmmm back to addressing the tub of hammered coins and chose to deal with this one as...it an 

Elizabeth I...how hard can it be?  I did the spink section of the Elizabeth I and no images (2009 copy) of the 

Threehalfpence to compare,

so...Its Elizabeth I, without rose & date.... any suggestions???  

[Citizen H]

I also wondered if on the reverse it the mm the remains of Lis...1558-60 ?

[Coinery]

Cross Crosslet Penny 👍

[Martinminerva]

Yes, definitely a penny. Both three half pence and three farthings would be dated.

[Rob]

If in doubt, the first post of call would be weight. You can lose pieces off the flan, but unless obviously half a coin and therefore half the full weight it would almost always be within 5-10% window either side of nominal unless it has serious corrosion issues. Coins were worth their precious metal value, because they defined it. Sure there are exceptions, that's what knowledgeable people are for, but in the main aren't required for basic spadework.