A very thin worn hammerd coin any ideas? Help id?

[dannyboy123]

hi went out today to a ploughed field and found what I originally thought was a silver plated button which turns out to be my second hammered coin! its unbelievably thin and about the size of a uk 1p coin. I can see a cross an what looks like a shield on the one side and on the other side there's what looks like an F sorry there's so little detail its hard to describe!.......but if any one that knows anything about hammered coins could help point me in the right direction would be great! thanks Dan


coins could help point me in the right direction would be great! thanks Dan

 

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[Peter Iredale]

That is definitely a silver spanish real or pillar dollar and its 1700s dated

 

[Bramblefind]

My first thought was a British coin - maybe Elizabeth I? A threepence is about 20mm -- I looked up the size of a modern 1 penny and it is listed at 20.3mm.

 

[jewelerguy]

My first thought was a British coin - maybe Elizabeth I? A threepence is about 20mm -- I looked up the size of a modern 1 penny and it is listed at 20.3mm.

I think Bramble has this one. Seeing as how the OP's location is England, and the coin is a thin hammered with a cross and shield motif, Elizabeth I makes perfect sense. The shield on it is rather large, so perhaps it is a shilling like this one.... COINS. BRITISH COINS. Elizabeth I, Shilling, sixth issue, mm bell (1582-1583), crowned bust left, re

 

[Backwoodsbob]

Op go with that hunch

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[jtw1313]

Is that a Templar cross on it pic to the right

 

[CRUSADER]

My first thought was a British coin - maybe Elizabeth I? A threepence is about 20mm -- I looked up the size of a modern 1 penny and it is listed at 20.3mm.

Agreed.
This is very likely the ID.