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Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
My guess would be it's a key fob to the Wall Gate key. Go back and find the key.
My guess would be it's a key fob to the Wall Gate key. Go back and find the key.
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The coin is a George the 3rd halfpenny I think. I believe it was stamped and used as a key fob for the key that was used to open the lock at the gate to the well? That's all I got.
The coin is a George the 3rd halfpenny I think. I believe it was stamped and used as a key fob for the key that was used to open the lock at the gate to the well? That's all I got.
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
Thanks for the great ideas, wonder if its worth anything?
Thanks for the great ideas, wonder if its worth anything?
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
I vote for "wall" as well. Wouldn't finding the key to match be awesome
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Don't have a clue as to its "worth" other than it's a very neat piece of history to hold in your hand! Love how people re-purposed coins!
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calisdad said:My guess would be it's a key fob to the Wall Gate key. Go back and find the key.
I vote for "wall" as well. Wouldn't finding the key to match be awesome
!!!Don't have a clue as to its "worth" other than it's a very neat piece of history to hold in your hand! Love how people re-purposed coins!
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
That's pretty cool, and does look like single crude punches opposed to a stamp, so does fit with the ID given. And then the hole I think probably seals it. I could see someone paying $30 or $40 for it, but probably not much more.
That's pretty cool, and does look like single crude punches opposed to a stamp, so does fit with the ID given. And then the hole I think probably seals it. I could see someone paying $30 or $40 for it, but probably not much more.
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
Okay, now I see the "A". Wall Gate it is.calisdad said:My guess would be it's a key fob to the Wall Gate key. Go back and find the key.
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
Agree with the homemade Key tag. Could very well be "WELL GATE". The A in gate came out nice, so I'm thinking they didn't have an "E" punch, thus they used 2 different letters on top of each other to make it, and it didn't come out very good. Both attempts look slightly different, they may have tried different punches with each one, but my vote is for an "E".
Agree with the homemade Key tag. Could very well be "WELL GATE". The A in gate came out nice, so I'm thinking they didn't have an "E" punch, thus they used 2 different letters on top of each other to make it, and it didn't come out very good. Both attempts look slightly different, they may have tried different punches with each one, but my vote is for an "E".
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
I'm for WELL also as you look at both E's they have been restamped both look similar.
I'm for WELL also as you look at both E's they have been restamped both look similar.
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
We if you put it that way I'd say "Well Gate" but I don't know what that is. It just looks like the 'E' in 'GATE' is stamped upside down is 'WELL'.
(actually an 'F' 'L' combination.)
Don in SJ said:I would settle on WALL GATE, maybe
We if you put it that way I'd say "Well Gate" but I don't know what that is. It just looks like the 'E' in 'GATE' is stamped upside down is 'WELL'.
(actually an 'F' 'L' combination.)
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
Wellgate, Scotland
Link: http://www.rotherhamunofficial.co.uk/thetown/streetsofrotherham/wellgate-area.html
Wellgate, Scotland Link: http://www.rotherhamunofficial.co.uk/thetown/streetsofrotherham/wellgate-area.html
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
Looking at the enhanced photo from Don in SJ, it looks as if whomever stamped it used the letter F (forward and backwards) to make the "A" in Wall. Also looks as if they used the F to make the "E" in Gate.
Can I have a vowel please Pat?
Looking at the enhanced photo from Don in SJ, it looks as if whomever stamped it used the letter F (forward and backwards) to make the "A" in Wall. Also looks as if they used the F to make the "E" in Gate.
Can I have a vowel please Pat?
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
~ Just for the record ~
Check out George III here ~ Scroll to 1774 ~ http://copperclem.com/BritishGIII.htm
~ Just for the record ~
Check out George III here ~ Scroll to 1774 ~ http://copperclem.com/BritishGIII.htm
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
Close but not the same type.
SODABOTTLEBOB said:
Close but not the same type.
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
P.S. ~
~ Crystal Ball Opinion / Seering Into The Past ~
As a supporter of "Occam's Razor" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor , suggesting that the simplest explanation is often the correct explanation, I offer the following observations ...
1. I'm for "WELL" ... If "WALL" why not use the same "A" as that in "GATE" ?
2. General logic suggest there is no such thing as a "Well Gate." At least I have never
heard of someone having a "locked gate" to their well.
3. Thus, it is my Occam's Razor opinion that "Wellgate" (one word) is worth
investigating. Perhaps a "fob" for a key to a property back in the old country
in "Wellgate, Scotland." After all, isn't the coin of Brittish origin?
SBB
P.S. ~
~ Crystal Ball Opinion / Seering Into The Past ~
As a supporter of "Occam's Razor" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor , suggesting that the simplest explanation is often the correct explanation, I offer the following observations ...
1. I'm for "WELL" ... If "WALL" why not use the same "A" as that in "GATE" ?
2. General logic suggest there is no such thing as a "Well Gate." At least I have never
heard of someone having a "locked gate" to their well.
3. Thus, it is my Occam's Razor opinion that "Wellgate" (one word) is worth
investigating. Perhaps a "fob" for a key to a property back in the old country
in "Wellgate, Scotland." After all, isn't the coin of Brittish origin?
SBB
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
Some people would have put a grate or "gate" over a low walled well...to stop kids falling in etc. "Well" in my opinion.
Some people would have put a grate or "gate" over a low walled well...to stop kids falling in etc. "Well" in my opinion.
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SODABOTTLEBOB
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
Good observation! But I can't help but wonder if they would actually call a cover or lid a gate? Why not just stamp the word "WELL" on the coin and be done with it? Its the word "GATE" that's confusing me.
Dano Sverige said:
Good observation! But I can't help but wonder if they would actually call a cover or lid a gate? Why not just stamp the word "WELL" on the coin and be done with it? Its the word "GATE" that's confusing me.
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Re: Anyone want to give this one a shot? 1774 "Well Gate" ..?
Here is a public well from 1748 that might have required the need for the key. I know of a public well that use to be in my hometown that had a iron fence around it with a gate at the corner of the church property.
Bill
Here is a public well from 1748 that might have required the need for the key. I know of a public well that use to be in my hometown that had a iron fence around it with a gate at the corner of the church property.
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