Unite coin

[Lisaroberts]

Today was our maiden outing with my new Garrett 250 and the first thing it found was what what we thought was a dirty half penny piece but when I got back and cleaned it up it turned out to be a 1604 James I unite coin. I have know idea if it's worth anything but am just excited to have found a 400 year old coin just yards from where I grew up

 

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[Mackaydon]

Lisaoberts,
Welcome to Treasure Net !!
A pic of both sides would also be most welcomed.
Don..........

 

[CRUSADER]

Welcome to the hobby & Tnet.

Maybe a picture will clear this one up, because there is no 1604 Unite, as they didn't produce them until 1612. If it is a gold unite, its very rare & worth about £1000.

 

[Mackaydon]

To my knowledge, in gold, the earliest unite under James 1 was minted in 1605. The sovereign was minted in 1604.
Don.....

Second coinage Unite
Second bust, mintmark: rose. (1605-6) S.2618
Obverse: IACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX
Reverse: FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM
(I Will Make Them One Nation)

 

[vpnavy]

Noticed this is your very first post - so, welcome Aboard! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forums: Select Your Area.... and selecting your state for information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country) and great find! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Pointman]

Awesome if your first post ends up being a banner find!

 

[CRUSADER]

To my knowledge, in gold, the earliest unite under James 1 was minted in 1605. The sovereign was minted in 1604.
Don.....

Second coinage Unite
Second bust, mintmark: rose. (1605-6) S.2618
Obverse: IACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB REX
Reverse: FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM
(I Will Make Them One Nation)

Not according to Spink's book 'Coins of England'. Which your source quotes S.2618 & it states after 1612. But whats confusing is that a more detailed book by Jeffrey North & Spink show that the second coinage ran from 1604-19 & the Unite had 2 mintmarks the Lis & Rose;
Lis (1604-5, 1623-4)
Rose (1605-6, 1620-1)
So it looks as though it was minted in 1604,05,& 06.
The books conflict for some reason. (yet they both had Spink involved)

 

[beez0404]

Congratulations!

 

[Mackaydon]

Cru,
The pic I used was courtesy of Spink.
The narrative source I offered was created by Tony Clayton --from this site:
Pictures of One Pound Coins of James I
Don..