charles 1 ( a real one this time)

[davesx]

Hi all
I have not posted for a while so I am pleased to have a
couple of silver hammered to show you.
From the grass field.
1st a king Charles 1.1625-49 shilling badly clipped and has suffered a mighty hit and is
chipped and cracked, BUT the detail on the shield is fantastic.
2nd a King Edward 1V 1461-70 penny in very delicate condition.




Dave.

 

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[Colonial KirkPA]

It is about time we get a UK guy on here to compete with Crusader. Great finds!

Bone Dry Detecting...Kirk

 

[ModernMiner]

Dave,
A BIG congrats!!! Great finds. Your 1461 penny has me beat by about 400 years.
Keep up the great hunting.
-MM-

 

[CRUSADER]

Forget competing, just keep doing what your doing. I know, you know that these are two rare hammered & in a grass field as well

I compete against;
time, plough, chemicals, night hawks.

Good to see your still alive, I've thought you had left me alone on here, with these nutters (me included)

 

[dgaughan]

nice finds dave congrats and hh

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Forget competing, just keep doing what your doing. I know, you know that these are two rare hammered & in a grass field as well

I compete against;
time, plough, chemicals, night hawks.

Good to see your still alive, I've thought you had left me alone on here, with these nutters (me included)

I like competition, dugfinds. I love it!

Bone Dry Detecting...Kirk

 

[randazzo1]

very nice. detail on both sides of that first coin is really exciting.

 

[halfdime]

Really makes my Mercs look like play money! Great finds!

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Really makes my Mercs look like play money! Great finds!

Weinman would think otherwise.

Bone Dry Detecting...Kirk

 

[romeo-1]

Nice finds...now grab a tube of Autosol and polish the hell out of them coins!

 

[Evolution]

Fantastic coins. I would love to be able to hunt for the "old" stuff. Good job.

 

[JerV3]

Those are some digs clipped or not.

hH Jer

 

[CRUSADER]

Forget competing, just keep doing what your doing. I know, you know that these are two rare hammered & in a grass field as well

I compete against;
time, plough, chemicals, night hawks.

Good to see your still alive, I've thought you had left me alone on here, with these nutters (me included)

I like competition, dugfinds. I love it!

Bone Dry Detecting...Kirk

What has this got to do with today's find? (don't answer that)

To get this back on track;

Dave,
Is this the first hammered shilling you have found? (I only have 1 Lizzy). It was a huge amount of money in those days. Heavy clipping is common during this turbulent time & although slightly damaged, it will take some time to replace it with a better one.
Does the field have any history?
Must be worth doing carefully?

 

[alkoz]

Wow, nice coins.Bet it took you a while to find one of those.

 

[xlt nh]

Great finds there Dave!! Keep up the great work!
~Hank 8)

 

[Gilligan]

Awesome stuff my friend!

 

[davesx]

Hi
crusader
I have one other hammered shilling, its a lizzie, one of my best hammered coins.




Thanks everyone for your most interesting replies.

Dave.

 

[birdman]

The UK is where its at! Amazing history /amazing coins!!

 

[allen]

way to go on a nice find...

 

[davesx]

Hi, its me again
In case you were wondering.....



this is the fake/copy charles 1 shilling, made in the 1600s.
its a copper, silver plated "coin" much too thick, but it had me fooled for
about a minuet till I washed off the dirt.
But a nice old relic all the same.
Dave.