Elizabeth I Sixpence 1579 (and its about time!)

DavidBeard

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Hi All,
Just found another hammered at last! (Its about bloody time can I hear you say?) - A lovely Elizabeth I 1579 Sixpence, quite a bit of detail still visible:
Elizabeth-I-Sixpence-1579.jpg

It was on the same fields I found the Elizabeth I Half-Groat last year - Just been ploughed, rolled and set - All 120 Acres. I won't have time to do the whole lot as I'm only allowed on until the shoots start to show which could be any day soon. This was after about 9 hours detecting on 3 separate short afternoons.
George V Sixpence 1936:
George-V-1936-sixpence.jpg

and some very 'sad' coppers ranging in age from George II, George III, (another Cartwheel) up to Elizabeth II:
18-coppers-George-II-III-et.jpg

including this 1856 '5 Centimes' (another French man walking around these fields!)
French-1856.jpg

A lovely 'broken' :( Crotal Bell:
crotal-bell.jpg

and quite a few buttons:
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One round and one oval 8-petaled pewter stud (Any idea what they're off?)
2-pewter-studs.jpg

Quite a few lead items, Musket Ball, Bits that look like they could have been game pieces, etc.
Lead-items-musket-ball-game.jpg

Buckles, A lock, Pewter handle ends, Knobs, etc:
rings-knobs-lock-buckles-et.jpg

and enough bits of broken Tobacco Pipes off the surface to open a Tobacconists (yes I pick these up too!)
tobacco-pipes.jpg

I'll try and get a few more hours back on these fields before they all turn as green as the pennies I've just found but well pleased that out of all the 'rotting' coppers I found a nice piece of hammered Silver.
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WOW!! Great finds. Hopefully the plants will stay in the ground long enough to get another hunt in.
 

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Those are some very nice finds David.
Thanks for sharing the pictures. HH
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TERRIFIC FIND!!!!!!!!! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :hello2: :hello2: :hello2: What a BEAUTY it is :o :icon_thumleft: :wink:
 

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You got a straight one :icon_thumleft:
 

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shaun7 said:
You got a straight one :icon_thumleft:

Shaun7 only goes for bent ones.

Good to get a largie, seems the Lizy 6pence are the most likely 8)

Pewter mini objects are thought to be of the tops of tobacco lids, however I get so many I wonder if they are not just a mini drawer pull.
 

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CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
You got a straight one :icon_thumleft:

Shaun7 only goes for bent ones.

Good to get a largie, seems the Lizy 6pence are the most likely 8)

Pewter mini objects are thought to be of the tops of tobacco lids, however I get so many I wonder if they are not just a mini drawer pull.

We dig a lot of those too....a lot of them.I have been told they were off of serving trays,but given the ruggedness,and remoteness along with the frequency we find them I dunno?Tobacco seems logical,as does drawer pulls....although,I have dug them attached to iron before :icon_scratch:
 

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kuger said:
We dig a lot of those too....a lot of them.I have been told they were off of serving trays,but given the ruggedness,and remoteness along with the frequency we find them I dunno?Tobacco seems logical,as does drawer pulls....although,I have dug them attached to iron before :icon_scratch:
Excuse photo here - working in dim light - bedtime!
pewter-stud-side-view.jpg
This is side view of the round one, was attached to something, yes, thought it was a layer of iron but failed the magnet test! - could be attached to Tin. I'll go for Tobacco Lids (considering how many pipes I found) Thanks.
 

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Great Silver find!
A button or two makes my day!
thanks for showing & Great Digs to You, Herbie :thumbsup:
 

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steelheadwill said:
Great Silver find!
A button or two makes my day!
Thanks Herbie - well pleased with the Silver but I've got in the habit of swearing outloud when I dig another button - we have far too many in these fields!
 

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DavidBeard said:
kuger said:
We dig a lot of those too....a lot of them.I have been told they were off of serving trays,but given the ruggedness,and remoteness along with the frequency we find them I dunno?Tobacco seems logical,as does drawer pulls....although,I have dug them attached to iron before :icon_scratch:
Excuse photo here - working in dim light - bedtime!


This is side view of the round one, was attached to something, yes, thought it was a layer of iron but failed the magnet test! - could be attached to Tin. I'll go for Tobacco Lids (considering how many pipes I found) Thanks.

I mis spoke,actually it was tin,not iron.I am looking for the box of them I have,but dont know where I put it!
 

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That is one pile of nice relics and coinage. I shall hunt over the pond one day.......I hope! Congrats on all the finds. jgas
 

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DavidBeard said:
steelheadwill said:
Great Silver find!
A button or two makes my day!
Thanks Herbie - well pleased with the Silver but I've got in the habit of swearing outloud when I dig another button - we have far too many in these fields!



I only swear at the ones with four holes >:( ;D
 

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Fantastic coin, Congrats on your First. I probably would have been doing the chicken dance if I
found a coin like that. LOL

Also great haul, man you sure have a good place to hunt!!

HH, Ringfinder
 

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