Guest Keir Posted July 5, 2004 Posted July 5, 2004 Hi Guys,Hope you don't mind me asking, but you seem like a friendly bunch.My brother found what appears to be a gold coin in a garden in Berkshire. It has Henry Tudor 1485 on it and there is some other wordage: castrum haver fordaleOne side has a galleon - the other a kind of castle gateI will get it scanned tomorrow so you can see but does anyone have any ideas?Cheers,Keir Quote
Chris Perkins Posted July 5, 2004 Posted July 5, 2004 I don't know much about hammered coins, but I doubt a real one would state 'Henry Tudor' on it. 1485 was Henry VII, but I think all the legends were in latin, so 'Henricus', not Henry Tudor.I would suppose it's a modern repro, but don't take my modern milled orientated word for it. Quote
Edward Posted July 9, 2004 Posted July 9, 2004 I think Chris has the final word on this one. If it is gold, you have at least the bullion value to cash it in for, otherwise a deserving niece or nephew might like it. Quote
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