Penny of Elizabeth I
Anthony Hopkinson told me that he unearthed this coin last Sunday. He knows it is a penny of Elizabeth I but wanted me to identify the mint mark and say to which issue it belonged.
The mint mark shows up only on the obverse and is a key. Therefore, the penny found by Anthony belongs to the sixth issue and the key dates it to 1595-98.
On the reverse one quarter of the shield is flat and this side is partly covered in a black deposit but the coin is otherwise in better than Fine condition and is above average for a detecting find.
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