Elizabeth I sixpence

Phil Gurr said he unearthed this coin during a club dig on the 1st of November. A detecting colleague suggested that he should send in details to this website order to get a valuation.

The coin is an Elizabeth I sixpence, which is dated 1591 on the reverse and the mint mark on both sides is a hand. The date isn’t one of the most common that turns up but neither is it rare. Out of all the Elizabethan hammered silver coins that have been unearthed over the last few decades sixpences are the most common.

After pointing out that sixpences of Elizabeth I are quite common, it is important to differentiate between examples in good and bad states of preservation. Out of every hundred that come out of the soil perhaps four or five will be in good condition. Out of every 200 perhaps one or two might be in really good condition.

Valuation

Turning now to Phil’s find, Elizabeth’s face is slightly weak but the coin is centrally struck on a round flan, the surfaces are good and it would grade VF. In terms of its value, my minimum price range on this very attractive coin would be £250-300.

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