HAMMERED DAY...

[CRUSADER]

Still solo hunting in lovely weather
Spent 3.5 hours finishing the last corner of the field. The grass was slightly shorter in this area. I couldn't believe I got the 5 hammered I need to hit 100 this year
Also started a new area for 1 hour & had a Clog Clasp & Spectacle Buckle. (wandered for 30 minutes, making a 5 hour total hunt)
Plus:
17th C Token
Royal Farthing
Jetton
1.5 Lead Tokens
3 Roman Coins
Tudor Clothes Fastener
13th C Ring Brooch (no pin)

2x Edward I, Penny, 1279-1302 (Canterbury Mint)
Henry III, Cut halfpenny, 1247-72
Richard I ?, 1189-99, Cut Halfpenny (still checking ID, this would be my first & very rare)
Alexander III, Scottish Cut Halfpenny, 1250-80
What a day It nearly doubles my hammered count off this field (which includes several years worth of hunting)

 

[jewelerguy]

wow awesome silvers

 

[DCMatt]

Wow! Nicely done. Congrats on 100 hammered this year!

DCMatt

 

[CRUSADER]

wow awesome silvers

Wow! Nicely done. Congrats on 100 hammered this year!

DCMatt

Thanks its a magic number (second highest ever), last year we got 77 & it's hard to improve on that when we got 108 the previous year. They don't grow on tree's & we have had to up our game plan. We could not have tried harder this year, unless I was out of work

 

[JW15]

Congrats on reaching an impressive milestone, nice finds all around.

 

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

Congrats on reaching an impressive milestone, nice finds all around.

As always you find the coolest stuff. The hammered coins are my favorite. Have you ever found both halves of a cut coin? Thanks for sharing. DD.

 

[Relichunter1]

Its incredible how old some of those finds are..the silver coins dating back to the 13 th century simply amazing. Congrats on your finds... H.H.

 

[CRUSADER]

Congrats on reaching an impressive milestone, nice finds all around.

As always you find the coolest stuff. The hammered coins are my favorite. Have you ever found both halves of a cut coin? Thanks for sharing. DD.

Very good question. No, I have never had both halves. I think that one would be near impossible

 

[Westfront]

Thats is the best possible finish of the field and year! Big congrats to You with Your hammered day! 100 is shocking if compared with our hunts...

 

[CRUSADER]

Thats is the best possible finish of the field and year! Big congrats to You with Your hammered day! 100 is shocking if compared with our hunts...

Thanks. It's funny how it works out. I really didn't want to finish this corner, its not been good in previous years, but I never like to leave ground undone, & this proves why. Even in previous dead spots, goodies can work there way up. I know tomorrow on new land, it will be a slog but in this game anything can happen, fingers crossed

 

[Westfront]

Thats is the best possible finish of the field and year! Big congrats to You with Your hammered day! 100 is shocking if compared with our hunts...

Thanks. It's funny how it works out. I really didn't want to finish this corner, its not been good in previous years, but I never like to leave ground undone, & this proves why. Even in previous dead spots, goodies can work there way up. I know tomorrow on new land, it will be a slog but in this game anything can happen, fingers crossed

Wish You luck!

 

[CRUSADER]

Thats is the best possible finish of the field and year! Big congrats to You with Your hammered day! 100 is shocking if compared with our hunts...

Thanks. It's funny how it works out. I really didn't want to finish this corner, its not been good in previous years, but I never like to leave ground undone, & this proves why. Even in previous dead spots, goodies can work there way up. I know tomorrow on new land, it will be a slog but in this game anything can happen, fingers crossed

Wish You luck!

Cheers, I can relaxe, other than a gold my work is done

 

[RPG]

Thats is the best possible finish of the field and year! Big congrats to You with Your hammered day! 100 is shocking if compared with our hunts...

Thanks. It's funny how it works out. I really didn't want to finish this corner, its not been good in previous years, but I never like to leave ground undone, & this proves why. Even in previous dead spots, goodies can work there way up. I know tomorrow on new land, it will be a slog but in this game anything can happen, fingers crossed

Wish You luck!

Cheers, I can relaxe, other than a gold my work is done

You still have three days.

Nice finds as usual. And good luck on the gold.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Congrats on reaching an impressive milestone, nice finds all around.

As always you find the coolest stuff. The hammered coins are my favorite. Have you ever found both halves of a cut coin? Thanks for sharing. DD.

Very good question. No, I have never had both halves. I think that one would be near impossible

Congrats, on another excellent hunt and on making 100 Hammered coins for the year and the years is still not over.
With regards to finding both halfs my buddy did it on one dive. These are gold sovereigns from the 1800s. if you look at the one in the forground on the pontoon it is in 2 pieces. (Personally I think he might have broke it when he was extracting it.)LOL
ZDD

 

[CRUSADER]

Congrats on reaching an impressive milestone, nice finds all around.

As always you find the coolest stuff. The hammered coins are my favorite. Have you ever found both halves of a cut coin? Thanks for sharing. DD.

Very good question. No, I have never had both halves. I think that one would be near impossible

Congrats, on another excellent hunt and on making 100 Hammered coins for the year and the years is still not over.
With regards to finding both halfs my buddy did it on one dive. These are gold sovereigns from the 1800s. if you look at the one in the forground on the pontoon it is in 2 pieces. (Personally I think he might have broke it when he was extracting it.)LOL
ZDD

Yeah, slightly different. I have had a broken Georgian gold coin & my mate found the other half years later. However, hammered silver was cut mostly as change in a market situation, so the trader would keep 1 half & the buyer the other. Therefore, decreasing the likelihood of them being lost at the same time or place.

 

[Argentium]

Crusader , what an incredible day you had !!! Heres hoping your new year is as great (or greater)
than this last . Argentium.

 

[hammered]

Nice one Cru . Is the thimble ally or silver, I can't tell?. Good one on the hammereds, the cut halves and quarters were also made at the mint so that they were uniform. I'll check in my books for when this became common policy, H3 from memory. I love the Richard 1 and the Scotty, I have only found one Richard penny. Shaun says "well done you jammy dodger"

Keep it up mate


hammered

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great finds today Cru!
I was going to ask you the same question about the thimble, but Ian beat me to it!
Love this bronze thimble and this buckle!
Happy New Year to you and your family,
Dave

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice one Cru . Is the thimble ally or silver, I can't tell?. Good one on the hammereds, the cut halves and quarters were also made at the mint so that they were uniform. I'll check in my books for when this became common policy, H3 from memory. I love the Richard 1 and the Scotty, I have only found one Richard penny. Shaun says "well done you jammy dodger"

Keep it up mate


hammered

So, you think I hear a sweet tone, look down see an ally Thimble on top, break my stride & get out the camera

I know they cut them at the Mint, but I thought this was more common with the Scottish Mints, however, I would not be surprised if other English mints did it as well

Say 'Hi' to Shaun7, & yes I was in jammydodgervill

 

[CRUSADER]

Great finds today Cru!
I was going to ask you the same question about the thimble, but Ian beat me to it!
Love this bronze thimble and this buckle!
Happy New Year to you and your family,
Dave

That childs thimble is so small, it only just goes on the very tip of my small finger (& I have skinny hands)

New Years not here yet, but the Team will be back up to full strength by then