bruce 0 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 this is as it came out of the soil. just sharing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NumisMattic2200 0 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Very nice James I 6d. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YeOldeCollector 0 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Looks to be a James I Sixpence, First Coinage, Second bust with m.m. thistle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NumisMattic2200 0 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 The common error is to think the 'VI' by a king's bust implies that's his number. It's the denomination in pence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bruce 0 Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 thank you all, excuse my ignorance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scottishmoney 0 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 The Scot will opin that James was the VI, nae the I Some poor bloke musta gotten the castoff wi' this bender of a tanner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr B 0 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 The common error is to think the 'VI' by a king's bust implies that's his number. It's the denomination in pence. Thats a useful bit of information NumisMattic2200 , being new to Hammereds and particularly admiring this era id assumed the Vl was indeed refering to him being the Vlth and eased me into a laziness of not thinking James l didnt become James Vl until 1603. Ive just bought one and hope to see it next week sometime,not as early as that one (1624) so mine will be a James Vlth,my only dilemma is to my mind what ive bought looks too big to be a sixpence,its got me wondering , when i say too big..i mean it appears to possibly be 10p size.Im wondering if it is a sixpence at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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