Monday, 27 January 2014

Mysterious gold artefact found with metal detector

gold found wrapped around small metal bar has me scratching my head!

 

 

please if you have any ideas i would love to know

 

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Gold watch winder found with metal detector

very nice gold watch winder appears to be solid but closer inspection reveals the threaded parts are copper alloy inside so the centre of the winder will be hollow and soldered together in two halves, its still a great piece.

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Hammered silver sixpence queen elizabeth the 1st coin found with a metal detector

ELIZABETH THE 1ST TUDOR COIN  

FAIR CONDITION WITH SOME HEAVY CLIPPING,  DATE IS WORN AWAY OR WORN OFF!

 CANT SEE ANY DETAIL OF THE USUAL CLEAR DATE THESE COINS SOME TIMES DISPLAY.

THIS COIN CAME FROM THE GROUND VERY CLEAN IT HAS A TINY SPLIT ON THE EDGE POSSIBLY FROM THE TIME IT WAS STRUCK.

 

 

 

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Silver cane umbrella band engraved hallmarked

sterling silver band from an umbrella or walking cane


band inscribed "sissie" affectionate for sister? or possibly nickname for "Cicily"

Victorian looking inscription.

was folded in a small square when found and i think this is the only reason this has survived quite unscathed, we find a lot of these but they are usually in fragments.

 

 

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Monday, 20 January 2014

HAMMERED SILVER IRISH PENNY VIDEO

 

Found with a Tesoro metal detector on ploughed farmland.




clipped Penny and it looks to be an Irish issue of Edward IV.  Sun and stars type.  Spink 6394 in the Scottish and Irish Spink book.  Rose and sun alternating at crown and neck.
Hammered silver coin found with metal detector in Nottinghamshire.
Value aproximately £35-40



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