Irish Shilling

[robfinds]

This grotty looking coin fits very neatly in to one of my best finds. It's a debased shilling of Edward V1 1547-53, shillings of this monarch (the boy king) are rare by their own right. This one though is excessively rare, it's an Irish 1552 issue, mint mark harp. These coins, or the ones that are known are never found in anything like good condition, they are basically copper coins. This one even in this condition would be considered a very good example. I first posted this coin last year, in today's finds, I didn't know it was the Irish issue at the time.

Robert.

 

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[Peerless67]

Great find Robert


If you should ever want it straightened

http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/C/coinstraightening.htm


Gary

 

[shaun7]

That's a proper find Rob!

In amazing condition for copper

 

[robfinds]

Great find Robert


If you should ever want it straightened

http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/C/coinstraightening.htm


Gary

Cheers Peerless, I think even they would struggle. The coin is basically very thin copper, with a small silver content. I will though save that address, it may will in handy.
Robert.

 

[robfinds]

That's a proper find Rob!

In amazing condition for copper

There's a low silver content in the coin as well Shaun, I've got some Henry V111 that are probably worse !.
Robert.

 

[Iron Patch]

Yep, you beat the odds, then beat the odds again with that condition. I'm very familiar with lower grade silver having found quite a few 18th century French billon coins. Most are broken at the edge, or bent, but every once in a while we see a semi-decent one pop out.

 

[robfinds]

Yep, you beat the odds, then beat the odds again with that condition. I'm very familiar with lower grade silver having found quite a few 18th century French billon coins. Most are broken at the edge, or bent, but every once in a while we see a semi-decent one pop out.

Suppose you could call it the luck of the Irish, Iron Patch

 

[Iron Patch]

Yep, you beat the odds, then beat the odds again with that condition. I'm very familiar with lower grade silver having found quite a few 18th century French billon coins. Most are broken at the edge, or bent, but every once in a while we see a semi-decent one pop out.

Suppose you could call it the luck of the Irish, Iron Patch

 

[Silver Searcher]

Great Hammered Rob, not bad nick for a debased I got one at Lincoln on a rally, but it was mangeled to death and only the Crown visible HenryV111 was notorius for copper debased Silver coins, the green usually wearing through were his nose was, hence the nickname Old Copper Nose

SS

 

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[robfinds]

Great Hammered Rob, not bad nick for a debased I got one at Lincoln on a rally, but it was mangeled to death and only the Crown visible HenryV111 was notorius for copper debased Silver coins, the green usually wearing through were his nose was, hence the nickname Old Copper Nose

SS

Once put one in my cleaner,very soon it was copper all over not just the nose

 

[shaun7]

Great Hammered Rob, not bad nick for a debased I got one at Lincoln on a rally, but it was mangeled to death and only the Crown visible HenryV111 was notorius for copper debased Silver coins, the green usually wearing through were his nose was, hence the nickname Old Copper Nose

SS

Once put one in my cleaner,very soon it was copper all over not just the nose

Wish I could afford a cleaner....and a gardener

 

[Silver Searcher]

Great Hammered Rob, not bad nick for a debased I got one at Lincoln on a rally, but it was mangeled to death and only the Crown visible HenryV111 was notorius for copper debased Silver coins, the green usually wearing through were his nose was, hence the nickname Old Copper Nose

SS

Once put one in my cleaner,very soon it was copper all over not just the nose

Wish I could afford a cleaner....and a gardener

 

[robfinds]

Great Hammered Rob, not bad nick for a debased I got one at Lincoln on a rally, but it was mangeled to death and only the Crown visible HenryV111 was notorius for copper debased Silver coins, the green usually wearing through were his nose was, hence the nickname Old Copper Nose

SS

Once put one in my cleaner,very soon it was copper all over not just the nose

Wish I could afford a cleaner....and a gardener

Yes Inga comes in very useful at times