DAY 2 on the SHEEP FIELD. <<<HAMMERED AT LAST>>>UPDATED...

[dugupfinds]

Yesterday I said that I might get a hammered off this field & today I did. I think it broke as I was pulling the grass apart. This has never happened before & it would have to happen to one of the rare ones. My research so far has narrowed it down to:
13-14th century Venetian (Italy) Soldino. My first foreign hammered ever!!!

I have emailed the Cambs museum & I expect it will go in this years British Numismatic Journal (BNJ). I will update later.

Other finds included:
Bullet & cartridge found seperately (modern for rabbits)
Broken Roman Brooch
George II Halfpenny
Tudor pyramid button - the rarist type of tudor button, I only have 1 other.

Stunning early Pipe Tamper which is probably 17th century judging by the size of the end.

 

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[allen]

Re: DAY 2 on the SHEEP FIELD. <<<HAMMERED AT LAST>>>

way to go on those really awesome finds...

 

[Ant]

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Wow, what a find. That looks like a .17 HMR round, the plastic tip lets the round go deeper before it expands. I think it's a V-MAx.

HH

 

[Moonshadow]

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WOW!! That's gorgeous.....so sorry it crumbled

HH,
Moon

 

[lonewolfe]

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wow - nice finds!

HH

 

[RON (PA)]

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Awesome finds. Congrats. I'm sorry that the coin broke. It is still nice even though it is broke.

 

[Hardy]

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Now those a very nice finds , Congrats

 

[Burdie]

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Very neat finds congrats. What a thrill to find. HH
Burdie

 

[coinman66]

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Very Nice Dugfinds! Excellent work. WTG HH Coinman66

 

[gold fish]

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I think that one was in two pieces before you got to it(what do you expect, he's italian). Very nice dig, I'd love to pull up a magazine-worthy coin.

 

[dugupfinds]

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I think that one was in two pieces before you got to it(what do you expect, he's italian). Very nice dig, I'd love to pull up a magazine-worthy coin.

The BNJ is no magazine. Its the leading British Volume for coins found in the UK in any 1 year. Its about 2" thick. Its only really used by Museums & academics.

 

[Silver Searcher]

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Nice one Dug.

 

[dugupfinds]

Museum came back to me with the answer:
"As you correctly guessed a soldino or 'galley-halfpenny'. As usual it is
a coin of Michael Steno (1400-13). These coins were imported into
England by the annual Venetian galley fleet."