✅ SOLVED Silver Hammered sixpence 1565

[Frankyg]

Nice find today in the field behind my house. Elizabeth 1st Silver sixpence dated 1565. Weighs 2.27 grammes and 26 mm diameter. Can anyone help with the mintmarks and maybe a rough value?

 

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[nkellam22]

https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=10400
On this website, a similar coin (1566) sold for 80 pounds but it was in better condition.
Just to give you an idea.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Wait for Crusader to chime in, he will be able to help you for sure...

 

[Mackaydon]

The mintmark (pheon or rose) is obscured--at least to these eyes.
An uneducated guess: pheon
Don...

 

[CRUSADER]

The mintmark has been wiped out & can be one of 3 options:
Star
Pheon
Rose

It's value is not that great because like many Lizzy coins it has a weak Obverse (head).
It has other condition issues, including the cracks.
On the plus side its not heavily clipped.
Personally I wouldn't pay more than £20 for it, but I'm sure some may pay a little more.

 

[Frankyg]

Thanks guys. I think it's Spinks number 2561.

 

[Mackaydon]

Good call.
Then pheon would be the mintmark--as shown here: https://www.hammeredbritishcoins.com/recently-sold-tudor/200-elizabeth-i-silver-sixpence-1561.html
Don.....