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COIN
Unique ID: DUR-D70EE1
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver penny of the Commonwealth dating to the period AD 1649 to 1660. North number 2729.
The coin has been gilded, perhaps to pass it off as a more valuable denomination. There is no visible sign of attachment or piercing so it seems unlikely it was taken out of circulation. There are gilded examples of silver coins dating to the Tudor period, including SWYOR-B3A4D0 and HAMP-8D0E55.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1649
Date to: Exactly AD 1660
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.5 g
Diameter: 13.58 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Commonwealth of England
Mint or issue place: The Tower of London
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Penny: Commonwealth (N 2729)
Obverse description: Shield of St George in a wreath
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Conjoined shields of St George and Ireland with mark of value, I, above.
Reverse inscription: None
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Well (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE2681
Four figure Latitude: 54.22406455
Four figure longitude: -1.60271879
1:25K map: SE2681
1:10K map: SE28SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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