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George I 1723 shilling
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Interesting metal detecting finds
George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Coin is a modern 1p for scale -
Interesting metal detecting finds
George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I found this the other day too I believe this is a "loom" weight it weighs 15 oz's and going by the lead sulphate deposits on it has been in the ground a long time maybe roman/medieval? -
Interesting metal detecting finds
George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
That sounds logical and probably right -
It was sent into a "s" I flattened it out LOL
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Thanks I had this W111 sixpence washer too
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Dug this out the ground yesterday
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Interesting metal detecting finds
George111 replied to George111's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
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It is Getting permissions from land owners and finding out the history is the hard bit, I use bing ordnance survey maps and just look for likely area's and google farms in that area and ring them up they can either say yes or no LOL
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My first detector was a AT Pro still got it but have got a Minelab CTX Found 2 more silver's today both six pence's but 1 was William III very worn cant see whole date or much portrat quite rubbed too the other was George V 1928 and is in rather good condition
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Coinery you wont go far wrong with a AT Pro
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I used baby oil and a soft cloth after cleaning mud off with water the marks were probably done while in the ground not by me
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Thanks
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Also dug this out the ground today
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Yeah I've got 2 but this is the best one
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Dug this up a while ago from a local farm field
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Looks gold but its deffo not' we found it in my old man's stuff when he died and obviously been cleaned too much to be worth much I expect
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Found this "dirt fishing" near me
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Elephant! I guess they never had much idea of how an elephant looked back then LOL
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Coventry half penny token