Another Barley Field...

[CRUSADER]

Tried another Barley Stubble Field for about 2 hours with only minor success - Tudor Button.

Moved to the Halfcrown stubble field - did a little better in 2 hours with:
Lizzy I hammered halfgroat - 1592-5
1945 Sixpence
Medieval Buckle Plate
& bits...

Then we drove around a bit looking for harvested fields, didn't find any but did see a small patch where a hay stack used to be so we covered it & got 1 Scrappy Roman which doubles this months total

 

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[yo6oej]

interesting finds Cru congrats

 

[hammered]

Nice one Cru .Still putting me to shame I see .I'll try to catch up later .

hammered

 

[shaun7]

I've forgotten what it's like to find a hammered

Nice one mate

The ground looks hard!

 

[CRUSADER]

I've forgotten what it's like to find a hammered

Nice one mate

The ground looks hard!

so have I, it fell to the Cortes again

 

[shaun7]

I've forgotten what it's like to find a hammered

Nice one mate

The ground looks hard!

so have I, it fell to the Cortes again

Oh dear

I bet you're getting some stick

 

[Argentium]

Cru, Amazing find on the Lizzy I groat - help me out here - what would that groat have
been able to buy in the 1590's ? and what is it's aprox. value today (rarity ) thanks,
Argentium.

 

[CRUSADER]

Cru, Amazing find on the Lizzy I groat - help me out here - what would that groat have
been able to buy in the 1590's ? and what is it's aprox. value today (rarity ) thanks,
Argentium.

Hi,
I going to assume you mean Halfgroat like what was found & answer that question (a Groat was twice as much - 4 Pennies):
Halfgroat = 2 Pennies
2 Pennies = 4 Farthings

A Farthing in 1590s would buy you something like a loaf of bread, so with a halfgroat you could get 4 loafs or maybe a Bed & Breakfast for a night.
In Elizabeth's reign & particularly towards the end, Britain was in a Golden Age, Farming was booming & trade/political power was at its height. Therefore, there was a lot of silver coinage about (plus a fair amount of Gold as well). This particular halfgroat is arguably the most common of any period. So much so, that I have often predicted that someones first hammered would be this coin (proven right a couple of times).
So, in terms of value, I would be lucky to get £10 about $6 for it.
(What I look for in a Lizy Halfgroat is the mintmark for the date, & hope its one I don't have, this one was the 'tun' dating it as above, which sadly I have several of)

Hope this answers the question.

 

[robfinds]

Nice lizzie Cru, always good to find.

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice lizzie Cru, always good to find.

They are, if it were me I would have been happy with your 13th century buckle yesterday This month is turning into our worst this year.

 

[tuatara]

I've forgotten what it's like to find a hammered

I don't remember finding one either
WTG

 

[pepperj]

Cru, Amazing find on the Lizzy I groat - help me out here - what would that groat have
been able to buy in the 1590's ? and what is it's aprox. value today (rarity ) thanks,
Argentium.

Hi,
I going to assume you mean Halfgroat like what was found & answer that question (a Groat was twice as much - 4 Pennies):
Halfgroat = 2 Pennies
2 Pennies = 4 Farthings

A Farthing in 1590s would buy you something like a loaf of bread, so with a halfgroat you could get 4 loafs or maybe a Bed & Breakfast for a night.
In Elizabeth's reign & particularly towards the end, Britain was in a Golden Age, Farming was booming & trade/political power was at its height. Therefore, there was a lot of silver coinage about (plus a fair amount of Gold as well). This particular halfgroat is arguably the most common of any period. So much so, that I have often predicted that someones first hammered would be this coin (proven right a couple of times).
So, in terms of value, I would be lucky to get £10 about $6 for it.
(What I look for in a Lizy Halfgroat is the mintmark for the date, & hope its one I don't have, this one was the 'tun' dating it as above, which sadly I have several of)

Hope this answers the question.

Help me out here, £10 is worth around $15? I only wish the exchange was that good.
4 loaves of bread would be still around £6 so nothing has really changed.

 

[CRUSADER]

Cru, Amazing find on the Lizzy I groat - help me out here - what would that groat have
been able to buy in the 1590's ? and what is it's aprox. value today (rarity ) thanks,
Argentium.

Hi,
I going to assume you mean Halfgroat like what was found & answer that question (a Groat was twice as much - 4 Pennies):
Halfgroat = 2 Pennies
2 Pennies = 4 Farthings

A Farthing in 1590s would buy you something like a loaf of bread, so with a halfgroat you could get 4 loafs or maybe a Bed & Breakfast for a night.
In Elizabeth's reign & particularly towards the end, Britain was in a Golden Age, Farming was booming & trade/political power was at its height. Therefore, there was a lot of silver coinage about (plus a fair amount of Gold as well). This particular halfgroat is arguably the most common of any period. So much so, that I have often predicted that someones first hammered would be this coin (proven right a couple of times).
So, in terms of value, I would be lucky to get £10 about $6 for it.
(What I look for in a Lizy Halfgroat is the mintmark for the date, & hope its one I don't have, this one was the 'tun' dating it as above, which sadly I have several of)

Hope this answers the question.

Help me out here, £10 is worth around $15? I only wish the exchange was that good.
4 loaves of bread would be still around £6 so nothing has really changed.

Of course about $15, I was exchanging the opposite way, must have been thinking $-£s

 

[woody50]

Again nice finds Cru, just keep up the work. What did Cru-dad find?

 

[Argentium]

Cru , Thanks man ! I really love to be able to get a feel for what somebody 400- + years ago
would experience with a coin like that ! That brings history alive for me - very exciting !!!
Argentium.

 

[CRUSADER]

Again nice finds Cru, just keep up the work. What did Cru-dad find?

As you know I post all his finds with mine, he had the hammered & the scrappy