King Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, offers a unique insight into Tudor life. As well as her value as one of the first purpose built warships of the modern period, approximately 19,000 objects of daily Tudor life have been recovered from her. Part of the collection are the coins carried by officers and crew. These are of particular numismatical interest as the precise date of the loss of the Mary Rose is known (19th July 1545), so allowing the coins to be dated with some confidence. We propose using texture analysis of neutron diffraction data to more fully understand the methods by which gold and silver coinage was made in the early Tudor period. We will also use the data to support the development of new techniques for reconstructing face detail of corroded coinage, thus aiding its identification.