CruDads Lucky Hunt!!!

CRUSADER · Jul 15, 2010

Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

Whilst I was down the pub, Dad was still trying for likely places ready for the weekend. It was another huge Barley stubble field, which we had never hunted but had very little going for it!

He only hunted for 1.5 hours & got a very lucky find & it happened as follows;

He had dug up 2 large plough shears & was carrying them to the edge quickly to get them off the field. He got another banging signal & thought he was in for another plough bit but dug a:

Charles I
1642-43
Halfcrown
King on horse back riding left
[CARLOVS.D.G.MA]G.BRI.FRA.ET.HIB.[R]EX

Oval draped shield
Bugle mint mark
Truro Mint
[CHRISTO.AVSPI]CE.RE[GNO]

:headbang:

This is now our largest denomination of hammered ever found

civilman1 · Jul 15, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

US visitor's field solved :wink:

Congrat's to CruDaddy :headbang:

shaun7 · Jul 15, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

See, it's quality not quantity :laughing9:

CRUSADER · Jul 15, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

shaun7 said:
See, it's quality not quantity

I knew you would say that :laughing9:

HISPAN · Jul 15, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

Nice coin

Iron Patch · Jul 15, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

Yeah pretty uncommon to see em that old and large! :thumbsup:

Trond · Jul 15, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

Super find. :icon_thumleft:

savant365 · Jul 15, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

It's a good thing your Dad found it before you have your company this weekend. You would play hell getting rid of me if I had dug that up in one of your fields. Tell your Dad congrats :thumbsup:

HH Charlie

RPG · Jul 15, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

Nice 1964 nickle. :thumbsup:

That Charles I beside it should be on the banner. Doesn't matter who found it.

Tell Cru'Dad congrats for me.

DMN · Jul 15, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

Tremendous find. Looks like it's edges were trimmed a bit.
Congrats to your Dad. I might have traded a pint for that find.....

oakhunter27 · Jul 15, 2010

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did you dig the nickel?

pepperj · Jul 15, 2010

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Nice one :icon_thumright:

Skelly607 · Jul 15, 2010

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Sweet silver!

CRUSADER · Jul 16, 2010

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civilman1 said:
US visitor's field solved Congrat's to CruDaddy

True, but not sure he will be so lucky, it was a random find :icon_pirat:

CRUSADER · Jul 16, 2010

Re: Cru'Dad's Lucky Hunt!!!

DMN said:
Tremendous find. Looks like it's edges were trimmed a bit.
Congrats to your Dad. I might have traded a pint for that find.....

The expression is clipped, & yes its been heavily clipped, it was a fairly common practice although you would have had your hand chopped off if you were caught. Clipping during Charles I's reign increased as we were at Civil War & there was a shortage of coins.