first trip out this year,first hammered silver coin this year.

liverpoolfc

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went out for the first hunt of 2008 today.
two of my usual fields were still stubble.
i didn't find one hammered last year(not through lack of trying)
this year i find one first time out(go figure)
on the same fields i was on last year too.

elizabeth 1st threepence 1572
in nice condition too :)
19mm across
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thanks for looking.
 

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wwwtimmcp

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that is very nice. it must be nice to dig up ancient coins in excellent condition. I'm impressed.
 

CRUSADER

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You are lucky to have stubble seeing as the Govt no longer pay for set-a-side. I have permission for 12+ farms & over 6000 acres ALL is under crop :'(

You are very lucky, go out and clear every nail from them fields.

Well done on a nice hammered, maybe this will open the flood gates.
 

SoreKneesDayton

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Wonderful Finds

Great find...makes my heart skip

What kind of field is so productive? How deep are you finding them? Do you also dig a lot of trash to find these coins?
 

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Re: Wonderful Finds

SoreKneeDayton said:
Great find...makes my heart skip

What kind of field is so productive? How deep are you finding them? Do you also dig a lot of trash to find these coins?

(sorry LFc for answering your question & I'm sure your add to my take)

These are found in ploughed fields & are often only a few inches deep. Me & my dad found about 40 last years so 20 each. We detect all the time, so you can work out they are a rare find & normally smashed up by the plough.

Now how they got in a field with no nearby houses:

These were cleared up in rubbish from villages & spread on the fields that they were growing crops on. The most productive fields are ones which have been farmed since the Iron Age 100BC.
 

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