James Shilling

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Here's the two best finds from this afternoons hunt. Firstly a large medieval buckle, followed later by a large hammered silver coin of James 1st. The coin is weakly struck on the obverse, but otherwise a nice large unclipped coin.
Robert.

 

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You are kidding me 'weakly struck'
Its full fan, full legend, outstanding example of a hammered which you could search your whole life without finding
Dad & I have had 1 Shilling (Lizy) in 30 combined years, I still have yet to find one of any period, & Dad rubs it in with a Halfcrown the other day

I would have been doing cartwheels over that one, lets see the good pictures both sides? Then I think its time to start voting

Is this the hill grass field?

Thanks Cru, it's from the field next door, the cows chased us off the other one. Not kidding, nearly got nasty .

I'm assuming it not the 'plume over shield' type?

No, but where it should say BRI on the obverse, it say's BRIT.

 

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Have cleaned the coin, will post some pictures this afternoon.
Robert.

 

[CRUSADER]

You are kidding me 'weakly struck'
Its full fan, full legend, outstanding example of a hammered which you could search your whole life without finding
Dad & I have had 1 Shilling (Lizy) in 30 combined years, I still have yet to find one of any period, & Dad rubs it in with a Halfcrown the other day

I would have been doing cartwheels over that one, lets see the good pictures both sides? Then I think its time to start voting

Is this the hill grass field?

Thanks Cru, it's from the field next door, the cows chased us off the other one. Not kidding, nearly got nasty .

I'm assuming it not the 'plume over shield' type?

No, but where it should say BRI on the obverse, it say's BRIT.

BRIT is a known 2nd & 3rd coinage variant in my detailed book.

 

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Beautiful coin and buckle Great digs Dd60

Photo from a English coin site is that the coin of James 1st.

May have miss read your post first time, mine is the same type of coin, but it's from the second coinage.

 

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You are kidding me 'weakly struck'
Its full fan, full legend, outstanding example of a hammered which you could search your whole life without finding
Dad & I have had 1 Shilling (Lizy) in 30 combined years, I still have yet to find one of any period, & Dad rubs it in with a Halfcrown the other day

I would have been doing cartwheels over that one, lets see the good pictures both sides? Then I think its time to start voting

Is this the hill grass field?

Thanks Cru, it's from the field next door, the cows chased us off the other one. Not kidding, nearly got nasty .

I'm assuming it not the 'plume over shield' type?

No, but where it should say BRI on the obverse, it say's BRIT.

BRIT is a known 3rd coinage variant in my detailed book.

I need my classes Cru, the mint mark rose was also used for the third coinage, and not just the second

 

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Beautiful coin and buckle Great digs Dd60

Photo from a English coin site is that the coin of James 1st.

May have miss read your post first time, mine is the same type of coin, but it's from the second coinage.

Cancel that, I am an idiot. Just read the coin book better (after info from Cru). The rose mint mark was also used on the third coinage. That would make this coin 1620-1.

 

[CRUSADER]

Beautiful coin and buckle Great digs Dd60

Photo from a English coin site is that the coin of James 1st.

May have miss read your post first time, mine is the same type of coin, but it's from the second coinage.

Cancel that, I am an idiot. Just read the coin book better (after info from Cru). The rose mint mark was also used on the third coinage. That would make this coin 1620-1.

Don't cancel it just yet, I edited my post. The BRIT legend was for the 'second & third', does this confuse it anymore

 

[pepperj]

Looking forward in seeing the cleaned version, way to go on the find.

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

Super find. Would like to see some close up pics.

Congrats.

 

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James Shilling Cleaned

Here's the shilling cleaned.

Robert.

 

[hammered]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

Not bad at all Rob , nice job cleaning.

hammered

 

[robfinds]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

Not bad at all Rob , nice job cleaning.

hammered

Cheers hammered

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

excellent find and restoration!

 

[shaun7]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

That's lovely Rob...what a find

Banner!!!

 

[hikeinmts]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

a beautiful silver coin, THer. WTG!!!

 

[Trond]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

Beautiful coin.

 

[gwdigger]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

That thing looks sweet. Scared me when I read "cleaned".

Nice find!

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

Nothing wrong with that!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

Now that is a beauty!!

 

[robfinds]

Re: James Shilling Cleaned

That thing looks sweet. Scared me when I read "cleaned".

Nice find!

Just gave it a light clean gwdigger