theroyalgard Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Here is a hammered coin, i need some help with ID please. Weight 4g, dia 2.7cmRegards Andy Quote
TomGoodheart Posted February 20, 2011 Posted February 20, 2011 Hi Andy. What you have there is a contemporary counterfeit of a Charles I shilling. When I say 'contemporary' I of course mean that it was made around the time of Charles I's reign (probably in the late 1640s, early 1650s) It's probably base silver (silver mixed with something like copper).I can't find an exact die duplicate in the Brooker records (Syllogue of Coins of The British Isles #33, the John Brooker Collection) but the obverse (face side) looks perhaps similar to Brooker 1208. Coins like this with later privy marks (this one appears to be an attempt at a Sun mark) are scarcer.There are collectors who specialise in such things (I sold my little collection a while back). An interesting piece of numismatic history!Hope that's of interest. Quote
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