Testoon fragment ?

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Testoon fragment ?

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I found this hammered fragment the other day and it was so mullered I just assumed it was a button. After some extreme scalpel and zap treatment I’ve managed to bring it back, hopefully enough for an ID. I think it’s Henry VIII and possibly a testoon ( I’ve only just found out that was a shilling). Thanks for any help [81/]
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Or groat possibly? Just clocked the testoon doesn’t have the shield on the reverse.
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Henry VIII, 3rd or posthumous groat frag.
Only in it for the ££££'s =P~
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Allectus wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:45 pm Henry VIII, 3rd or posthumous groat frag.
Thanks again! [81/]
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Pedrosky wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:49 pm Thanks again! [81/]
These were badly debased hence the condition. [81/]
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fred wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:54 pm These were badly debased hence the condition. [81/]
You’re not wrong. Old Coppernose was really taking the mick with this one. I thought it must have been in a fire or welded to iron or something. Definitely one of the poorest condition coins I’ve had to clean.
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