Eliabeth penny ?

[davesx]

Elizabeth penny, but it looks fake, silver looks like it's flaking off.


and the legend dosen't look right.

 

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[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I certainly wouldn't know, and your gut feelings usually have good reason.
However could just been a bubble of impurity in the silver, it only looks that way at top of OB. ?

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

A lot depends on the context in which it was found. Were other finds from that period made?

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[CRUSADER]

Well theres no issue with the Legend, those are both spot on for a penny.
E D G ROSA SINE SPINA
CIVITAS LONDON

Just a poorer quality issue. Its the halfgroats I get the most often, these pennies are not popping up all the time, so welcome back........

 

[WheatWaffle]

Nice find!

 

[robfinds]

Looks ok to me from pics

 

[pepperj]

Looks good to me, nice catch.

 

[davesx]

Thanks everyone for your comments and Crusader for the ID, I've had a closer look and there are two pellets behind the bust
so that makes it a half groat. The chips and scratches made me think it might be a fake but it turned out to be wrong.
Dave.

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks everyone for your comments and Crusader for the ID, I've had a closer look and there are two pellets behind the bust
so that makes it a half groat. The chips and scratches made me think it might be a fake but it turned out to be wrong.
Dave.

2 pellets/halfgroat makes sense still, as they had the same Obv legend. Shame its a halfgroat in some ways, but any hammered day is good.

 

[treblehunter]

I'd do a back-flip if I found it. Believe me when I tell you, that would be quite the feat!

 

[davesx]

Yes Crusader, I love finding hammered and glad I was proved wrong, penny or half groat I'm happy, a good find after all.
Dave.

 

[beez0404]

If you are not 100% satisfied with your find please return it to either myself or Treblehunter. Both of us would be more then happy to take it off your hands.