Large Hammered Silver...Now straightened!

[shaun7]

Hammered picked me up this morning and we went to a farm I was doing earlier on in the year. For the first hour or so I thought it was going to be a repeat of last week with Cru

I moved into another field and my first signal was a Lizzy Sixpence 1561. My first big hammered coin

Not too many other finds, but a big surprise when I dug half of a Roman coin. This would have been even bigger than the Sixpence

 

[BuckleBoy]

Do me a favor and ask your neighbor how he is on straightening belt plates.
That's some great work there!

Silver is a lot softer than bronze, pure or almost pure its easy. But bronze/copper you cannot do much with, it can always break!

Depends on the bend. If not severe you can deal with it as I've straightened many. (copper & brass)

Hi Iron Patch, what is your best method of doing that? Does it always/most of the time work. I do have some small things I would like to straighten.

My method for belt plates are to send them off to Roland at Hallowed Ground Restorations rather than Screw them up.

 

[scratcher]

Wow, nice job

 

[Iron Patch]

Do me a favor and ask your neighbor how he is on straightening belt plates.
That's some great work there!

Silver is a lot softer than bronze, pure or almost pure its easy. But bronze/copper you cannot do much with, it can always break!

Depends on the bend. If not severe you can deal with it as I've straightened many. (copper & brass)

Hi Iron Patch, what is your best method of doing that? Does it always/most of the time work. I do have some small things I would like to straighten.