Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Milled coinage, Sixpence, 1562, mm. star, bust D, 3.16g/7h (Borden/Brown 26, O4/R2; N 2027; S 2596). Long die-crack from b of hib to e of elizabeth, creased, otherwise good fine £80-100

There were obviously problems with the machinery at this period; several of the dies of type 26, both obverse and reverse, exhibit progressive die cracks and breaks