Elizabeth I Sixpence

[robfinds]

Had a few cold, wet, and windy hours this morning, close to the wind mill field. The field as only just had, the stubble turned into the ground. The surface is rough, and very sticky due to all the rain we have had recently. The field is not large, and raises gently towards where the mill, once ground it's corn. signals where not that often, the main sound being the wind whistling through the head phones. The surface eyes only finds were typical of a field close to a village in England. Plenty of broken clay pipe stems, blue and white bits of 19th century willow pattern pottery, older bits of green glaze 13th century pot, and the odd bit of Roman grey ware. All the only record left of the people that once lived on and worked these fields. Star find of the morning was a silver hammered sixpence, of Elizabeth the first, dated 1561. The others finds were a mixed bag really. A medieval lead loom weight, a large nipple button 18th century, part of a medieval stirrup 13th/14th century. And what looks like a sack seal, from your side of the pond, probably for animal feed or fertilizer. All in all, not a bad start to 2018. Robert.

 

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[Scrappy]

That’s a nice big (whole) hammered silver Rob. It’s a survivor!

 

[robfinds]

That’s a nice big (whole) hammered silver Rob. It’s a survivor!

Hello Scrappy, used to find more of these sixpences in the early day's. They don't come up so much now.

 

[washingtonian]

Now that's a historical find. Well done!!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Love to see a nice hammered in the plug someday- nice start to 2018 Rob

 

[sandchip]

1500s, wow, what a beautiful coin. I feel like I done played the fool if I can pull something from the 1800s!

 

[Kurios1]

Sweet find on the BIG Hammered Lizzy. Must be a real thrill digging a nice sixpence from 1561. Real treasure.

 

[toasted]

Nice hammy. I thought nipple buttons were 17th century?

 

[robfinds]

Nice hammy. I thought nipple buttons were 17th century?

Good point toasted, seen them described as both 17th and 18th century. Robert.

 

[CRUSADER]

Hello Scrappy, used to find more of these sixpences in the early day's. They don't come up so much now.

I agree Lizzy Sixpences is my most popular larger hammered finds. The golden age of hammered.

Congrats on the first hammered of 2018.

 

[robfinds]

Sweet find on the BIG Hammered Lizzy. Must be a real thrill digging a nice sixpence from 1561. Real treasure.

True it's always a thrill to dig any hammered silver coin ( and I've had many hundreds of them over the years). Robert.

 

[robfinds]

I agree Lizzy Sixpences is my most popular larger hammered finds. The gold age of hammered.

Congrats on the first hammered of 2018.

True Cru, there must have been plenty minted.

 

[CRUSADER]

Good point toasted, seen them described as both 17th and 18th century. Robert.

Definitely mid-17th C & contemporary with the Civil War. (no confusion, other than those that state purely Civil War related)

 

[thrifty76now]

That is a beautiful example of an old hammered coin 1561 ----sweet.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful hammered coin!

 

[Underwonder]

So sparkly! Love it. A hammered coin would be so sweet to find. I cannot even imagine! Congratulations...apparently “again” [emoji6]

 

[WisconsinPirate]

Awesome finds!!

 

[pepperj]

Very nice start to the season getting the big old hammered. Congrats
For some odd reason seeing a hammered with a date is appealing to the eyes even though the hammered could be hundreds of yrs older. Maybe the reason is that the old brain needs to see a dated coin.That was one my bucket list wishes was to dig a silver that had a pre 1600 date on it.

 

[treblehunter]

Nice finds Rob

 

[Trezurehunter]

What an excellent hammered coin. A coin like that would make me do back flips, (and those dont come so easy anymore) !