British Coins; Fourth issue (19 April 1572 to 13 July 1578)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Sixpence, 1573, mm. acorn, bust 5A, reads elizabeth d g ang fr et hi regina, 3.11g/9h (BCW AC-2A:AC-b1; N 1997; S 2563). Good very fine or better and mostly toned, but third quarter of shield cleaned £150-£200
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Provenance: Bt Spink 1956.
A note on the late owner's ticket reads 'Lower 1/4 on shield cleaned to draw lion 62'