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Interesting metal detecting finds
George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I believe this is a fake silver or gold ring it seems to be made of brass but has the word [SOLID] impressed/stamped into it which I think is to fool any one trying to buy into thinking it is real silver/gold probably post medieval in date -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
LOL luckly they were found in different areas of the field -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Must of been a regular stopping point for biker's in the field I found this lot LOL -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I think this is a bronze palm guard sail/leather maker thimble the raised "ridge" fits exactly into the gap between my finger and the well rubbed areas on it match the same, seeing its made of bronze its probably post medieval -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/282271 -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Very nice indeed -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
The pressure washer does make sense, there are examples on PAS data base of similar looking brooch -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Part of a small Roman T bar brooch could date AD43-AD100 -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I think this is a copper/brass wrist or ankle "bangle" as its construction looks to me to be too flimsy for it to be for keys or horse harness, no idea on age -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Book clasp probably post medieval -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Scabbard chape which could possibly be medieval -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Lead trade weight cant see any impressed stamp marks so possibly lost before they were added could date anywhere between 1400-1700 -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Lead sewing palm guard/thimble probably post medieval 1600-1700 -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Another horse mount I think -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Think this is too oval in shape to be a shield boss so probably another post medieval horse harness decoration -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I thinks it supposed to be a George III half penny all detail has been rubbed/smoothed off but has a interesting stamp mark maybe a company promo or freebe ? -
When I first saw your id of it I thought you were wrong and knew it was a guinea not a half, looks like its been in the ground going by the red earth in some of the letters nice find
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Post medieval horse harness mount looks like the owners initials engraved into it, it looks like JB or TB -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Silver gilt livery button post medieval I think, maybe a family emblem -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I know its not metal LOL but I had a signal from a metallic object so dug it out and this fell out the soil with the rusty nail Flint Thumb/End Scraper of the Neolithic period dating from 4000-2000 BCE so anywhere between 4000-6000 yrs old -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Probably was 2 loops not just the one -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Small buckle roman/medieval -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Blacksmiths "cut off" anvil tool looks old but don't know what age it could be -
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George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Another buckle ring bit of a basic pattern on it and is smaller than the other and looks older