a recent hammered coin,need help please!

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suffolkcoin
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a recent hammered coin,need help please!

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pretty sure its Edward IV :)
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Post by cassius »

I'd go for Edward IV, too. Probably second reign coinage.
A nice find.
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i thought it was a henry the 4th ,but will trust jayreef ,he's usually right.
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parky844 wrote:i thought it was a henry the 4th ,but will trust jayreef ,he's usually right.
would not say that

its a toss between edward IV and Henry V

(henry IV did not have that type of reverse i think)
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this is what made me think henryIV http://www.yorkcoins.com/henry_iv.htm
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The dots are not joined together, so chances are it is a Eddie.
Still Stunning find.
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parky844 wrote:this is what made me think henryIV http://www.yorkcoins.com/henry_iv.htm
yeah your right, he also has a quatrefoil on the obverse :)
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jay i wasnt saying you were wrong ,i started work at 7 this morning ,had nothing better to do ,so i had a trawl through some sites and i thought henry IV ,im a novice compared to you ,you have helped me id coins and ive been happy with your id's ,was just having a go at an id.

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The pellets are well different from the one given as an example of a henry.

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parky844 wrote:jay i wasnt saying you were wrong ,i started work at 7 this morning ,had nothing better to do ,so i had a trawl through some sites and i thought henry IV ,im a novice compared to you ,you have helped me id coins and ive been happy with your id's ,was just having a go at an id.

atb Parky.
everyone should always have a go at ID'ing

i stand as much chance as being wrong as anyone else with a coin in this condition :)
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