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Description: | I have examined three coins reported found in the Eckington area. All three are official silver coins issued by Queen Elizabeth I and will thus be of the established sterling standard, i.e. c. 92.5% fine metal. There details are s follows:Elizabeth I (1558-1603) 1. Sixpence initial mark: rose (1565-65/6) dated 1566 2.74g 2. Sixpence im: eglantine (1474-8) dated 1575 2.76g (damaged) 3. Threepence im: plain or long cross dated 1580 1.08gIn terms of their weight and condition, these three coins look to be well-used currency pieces from the later Elizabethan period (c. 1580s-c. 1600). They represent mid-range coins of the period and could be though of as equivalent in modern terms to £5 or £10 notes. They could certainly have been in currency together at this time. The apparent absence from the site of any other coin losses of the late medieval or early modern period would also enhance the probability that they represent a single group of coins lost on one occasion, perhaps someone's ready money dropped from a purse. Since they consist of over two coins of good silver that were probably deposited together, it is therefore my opinion that they fulfil the criteria of Treasure, according to the terms of the Act. However, since no museum wishes to acquire the coins, I recommend that they be disclaimed by the Secretary of State.
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