An unidentified longcross

[Mr_Stephen 0]

I suppose it *could* be an Edward...but I can't decipher a single letter...

[Coinery 1,156]

This one just doesn't look right to me, the devices all look a little cast...I could be wrong, but it could be a contemporary counterfeit! And that's no bad thing if it is!

[HistoricCoinage 146]

It looks like an Edward IV halfpenny, perhaps of London. No marks by neck, possibly second reign.

[Mr_Stephen 0]

Taking these two responses together, are we assuming it's an Edward IV forgery, then...?

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Taking these two responses together, are we assuming it's an Edward IV forgery, then...?

Well, it's hard to tell from the photos but I've seen similar examples that are definitely genuine. Sometimes it's just the debasement.

[Mr_Stephen 0]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[Mr_Stephen 0]

Whilst Spinking (again) I note that the only way of telling most Ed 4 halfpennies apart from the Ed 5 halfpenny is via the mintmark. The mm is, obviously, variable amongst the Ed 4s but can only be the half sun and rose for Ed 5. Now, as mine has the mm chunk removed (not my doing! Honest!) can it be definitely stated that it's not an Ed 5??