"Toenail" Hoard
Dublin Core
Title
"Toenail" Hoard
Description
This is a pile of clippings taken from silver coins in 16th-17th century England. The original coins were of Elizabeth I, James I , and Charles I and were thus over 90% fine metal. Clippings of this sort were made to be melted back down, often into counterfeit coins.
Source
Portable Antiquities Scheme
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/532965/
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/532965/
Date
1558-1649
Rights
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Identifier
2012T858
Files
Citation
“"Toenail" Hoard,” CB 51 Omeka, accessed March 13, 2026, https://cb51-16.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/266.