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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 11024, member: 25&quot;]Typical mid Georgian toddy ladle, and looking at the original picture again the coin is still inset in the bowl. That&#039;s unusual in having an Elizabethan coin, normal in having a coin but they are usually George II or George III shillings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still no scale to determine if it is a small ladle with a shilling or a larger ladle with a half crown but to does explain the wear&nbsp; pattern and the cleaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Its a tricky one&nbsp; as the coin is far rarer than the ladle, I suspect a coin collector would remove the&nbsp; coin, even damaged and cleaned it is still worth more than the ladle would be with a more usual coin in it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I bought&nbsp; it I&#039;d leave it as it is, but as an adjunct to my coin collection because it is such a well preserved Elizabeth obverse and I&#039;d not be able to afford a &#039;pure&#039; coin of that type and quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any marks on the bowl or stem (which looks as if it might have been repaired)?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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