Finished Field of Surprises - WOW!!! - UPDATED

[CRUSADER]

This has to have been my best day this year.

See the shots of the debased Roman Silver coming out the ground, had no idea it was silver until after the first photo.
I had:
Roman Silver - Severus Alexander - Rome AD232, Mars Reverse
3 Hammered:
Ed I - York Mint
Alexander III Scottish cut-halfpenny - Berwick Mint
Then on the way back to the car in the smaller field I got a loud hit I thought might be a coke can piece on the top, looked for it on the surface, picked up a white stone (thinking it might be it), but then spotted the hammered pocking out the grass Turns out to be a rare Henry VIII Groat

Stunning 6th Century AD Saxon Brooch
Stunning Saxon Mount
Fragment of a Saxon/Viking dagger chape
2 Medieval Buckles
1620s Royal Farthing
Georgian Gaming Token
A nice 17th Century Button - type I need

oh & Dad got a couple of buttons, 1 copper, 2 modernish coins

 

[lovedigging]

Incredible Finds!!! I'm coming over and hunt with you

 

[CRUSADER]

Incredible Finds!!! I'm coming over and hunt with you

you can be Shaun7's sidekick

 

[Sir Digs-A-Lot]

Amazing finds. And all in one day?! You have my vote for Banner.
Cheers!

 

[CRUSADER]

Amazing finds. And all in one day?! You have my vote for Banner.
Cheers!

All in 4.5 hours other than the things mentioned that Dad found.

Great story and some top notch finds Would love to get over there from the states to hunt some sites like that! Jerry.

Thanks, Saxon is so rare they would be lining up from the UK as well to hit this one!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Re: Finished Field of Surprises - WOW!!!

You make me sick

Where was all this

Love it all......Banner post

I'm ecstatic to hear that you are ticking off people on your side of the pond.
That is a good sign of excellent detecting skills.
Not being able to Google why?, well just too damn lazy, why is the Henry VIII so rare? Mintage?
Condition?
Problem with that wife thing?
Ticking off the Church?
Cheers, and kudos,
Carl

Oh yeah, Banner, yet again.

Condition is definately one, only a few years after this one the shortage of Silver meant many of these were debased or had copper cores. This one is in VF & high grade silver, its also a Groat which is a large coin (less about & lost). Plus as you say, being a well known King can't harm the price.

Thanks.
And I didn't know about the copper core in some of your silvers.
I lern at this site, much.

Why are they not Banner?

That's a very good question why isn't at least one of these finds on the Banner the Henry Groat is like finding hens teeth, in that condition the portraite is stunning, although the coin has a small chip in the flan, this coin would still command a very high price because HenryV111 portraite coins are notorius for being of poor quality and usually debased. Cru's coin there fore would be highly collectable for the portraite alone and would proberbly command a price of around a $1000 it is without doubt the best I have seen and belongs up top

I think everybody should vote on this one

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

UPDATE:

Thanks to SS, I now have a proper ID for my Groat, it was made after Henry VIII death under the reign of Edward VI

Henry VIII
Postumous issue under Edward VI
Groat
1547-1551
Bust Facing
H[EN]RIC 8+D+G+ANGLO+FRA+Z+HIB+REX

Long Cross fourchee
over Royal Shield
PO[SU]I DEV+ADIVTORE+MEV
Mint Mark Lis
Tower Mint London

 

[Silver Searcher]

UPDATE:

Thanks to SS, I now have a proper ID for my Groat, it was made after Henry VIII death under the reign of Edward VI

Henry VIII
Postumous issue under Edward VI
Groat
1547-1551
Bust Facing
H[EN]RIC 8+D+G+ANGLO+FRA+Z+HIB+REX

Long Cross fourchee
over Royal Shield
PO[SU]I DEV+ADIVTORE+MEV
Mint Mark Lis
Tower London

None in spinks coins of England anywere as good as yours....I'll say again BANNER

SS

 

[bigealive]

Great recoveries
Happy Huntin', Todd

 

[yo6oej]

sweet finds congrats

 

[CRUSADER]

seet finds congrats

Thanks, that day was one too remember this year, a banner day in my book without a doubt

 

[yo6oej]

I look forward to see your nick-name here on treasurenet.Until then good luck Crusader and good hunting

 

[teleman 2525]

nice finds come from acrossed the water love the finds you guys post

 

[dfx willy]

the picture of the coin peeking out of the grass is priceless! great hunt cru! you the man! willy

 

[Tuberale]

Really NICE!!

 

[Lil Eagle Eye]

WOW Great Finds!!! Thats awesome!

 

[CRUSADER]

WOW Great Finds!!! Thats awesome!

Thanks & welcome to Tnet.

It sure was a day to remember, specially as the season is yet to start. I'm planning many more posts like this, although it will be mostly Roman this year. With some Celtic, medieval the odd random Saxon item

 

[Dano Sverige]

Did this coin ever make "Banner"?

Bit late,but excellent finds mate.Makes me wish i'd taken up this hobby before i left the UK...sigh!

 

[CRUSADER]

Did this coin ever make "Banner"?

Bit late,but excellent finds mate.Makes me wish i'd taken up this hobby before i left the UK...sigh!

No, never made it, but got plenty more days before the end of the year to find something

 

[{Sentinel}]

HENRY THE 8th I AM, I AM....... DANG....It looked Like King Henry was poking his head out of the ground

for a peek, was that how he was when you put the coil over him? His big face on there is

awesome...makes that coin look full with detail and is one of the coolest silvers that I've ever seen!

What a TERRIFIC find

 

[CRUSADER]

HENRY THE 8th I AM, I AM....... DANG....It looked Like King Henry was poking his head out of the ground

for a peek, was that how he was when you put the coil over him? His big face on there is

awesome...makes that coin look full with detail and is one of the coolest silvers that I've ever seen!

What a TERRIFIC find

Yeah, heard a banging signal, thought it was part of a coke can but knew it was near or on the top so look down. Saw a white stone thingy & bent down to pick it up thinking it was it, as I did I saw it poking out. It was close to a footpath & near an area we had already walked over many times. Both Dad & I were kneeling on the ground looking at it & the people in the carpark were giving us funny looks as I took photos. I kept saying its a hammered & it looks like a big one, no idea it would be so rare, figured it would be a Lizzy sixpence.