Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: LIN-D95AA5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A silver coin, probably a silver sixpence of William III. Numerous small scratches across the surface indicate that the original design has been deliberately polished away. The coin has then been counterstamped with 'WT WT' on one side.
There are numerous examples of coins which have been polished and counterstamped with letters or symbols, for example SUR-3669E5, HAMP-5EDEA2 and BUC-03F8F4 on this database. The reasons for this are not fully understood, but suggestions include their reuse as tokens, love tokens (usually the coin is bent into an 'S' shape in this case) or as trial pieces.
Evidence of reuse: Polishing and counterstamping
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1695
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.12 g
Diameter: 23.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 27th August 2011
This object was found at Central Searchers, Alford, Lincs
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Other reference: 579
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: William III of England
Category: Modern
Type: Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)
Obverse description: Worn away. One face has been counterstamped with 'WT WT'
Obverse inscription: Worn away
Reverse description: Worn away
Reverse inscription: Worn away
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
No coin references available.
4 Figure: TF4477
Four figure Latitude: 53.270444
Four figure longitude: 0.157857
1:25K map: TF4477
1:10K map: TF47NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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