Local Farm Shop Finds...UPDATE

CRUSADER · Mar 5, 2011

Dad was away & Land-Mag & I decided to do a couple of freshly ploughed strips at our local Farm Shop. I wasn't expecting much as it was a area we had done, although the plough always helps. So I was surprised & over the moon with the following finds:

Roman Steelyard balancing arm.
Nice Georgian Key
Penny of Richard II? :icon_thumright:

Unusual Silver Jetton from Germany, copying our threepence of Victoria. Made by Lauer in Nurenberg.

Plus a cracking hammered of Henry III, only my 2 Irish Hammered ever :headbang:

Minted in Dublin by moneyer Richard. (my only other example is broken in half)

When I find a hammered I need it really makes the 3 hours worthwhile

Silver Searcher · Mar 5, 2011

Re: Local Farm Shop Finds...

Something that has always eluded me a Irish Hammered, and the Richard $:-\$ to Hammerds in a day, I would take that :icon_thumleft:

SS

CRUSADER · Mar 5, 2011

Re: Local Farm Shop Finds...

Silver Searcher said:
Something that has always eluded me a Irish Hammered, and the Richard $:-\$ to Hammerds in a day, I would take that

SS

I honestly expected to blank :laughing9:

The Irish, I'm very happy with

umrgolf · Mar 5, 2011

Re: Local Farm Shop Finds...

great score :headbang:

Lookn4Seated · Mar 5, 2011

Re: Local Farm Shop Finds...

And yet another fantastic group of finds. Congrats! :thumbsup:

CRUSADER · Mar 5, 2011

UPDATE:

I've looked up the Jetton/Token in my book & they are described as 'model coins' & are iron core & silver plated. I looked at the hole very carefully & see no signs of plating, in fact the opposite. So it looks like I have a solid Silver version that's not catalogued :headbang:

umrgolf · Mar 5, 2011

CRUSADER said:
UPDATE:

I've looked up the Jetton/Token in my book & they are described as 'model coins' & are iron core & silver plated. I looked at the hole very carefully & see no signs of plating, in fact the opposite. So it looks like I have a solid Silver version that's not catalogued

definitely doesn't look plated from here.. the side of the hole where the metal is protruding looks silver :thumbsup:

CRUSADER · Mar 5, 2011

umrgolf said:
CRUSADER said:

UPDATE:

I've looked up the Jetton/Token in my book & they are described as 'model coins' & are iron core & silver plated. I looked at the hole very carefully & see no signs of plating, in fact the opposite. So it looks like I have a solid Silver version that's not catalogued

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definitely doesn't look plated from here.. the side of the hole where the metal is protruding looks silver

Exactly, plus if it were Iron core it would have rusted out the hole where it was exposed for 100ish years :wink:

Its my first Silver Jetton & I like it a lot :icon_pirat:

CRUSADER · Mar 5, 2011

Just thought I would try a better picture of my fav find of the day :icon_thumright:

shaun7 · Mar 5, 2011

Great finds mate :icon_thumleft:

CRUSADER · Mar 5, 2011

shaun7 said:
Great finds mate

Thanks, they are even more appreciated during these difficult months. Not sure where I can go next weekend, maybe a wood $:-\$

Silver Searcher · Mar 5, 2011

CRUSADER said:
Just thought I would try a better picture of my fav find of the day

That's a very nice Irish indeed...Great Picture :icon_thumleft:

SS

Nutriasub · Mar 6, 2011

Very beautiful finds, and the Irish is in very good state, congratulations.

Here we have a huge low pressure coming in, so no searching for a while.

Cheerts

spitfire55 · Mar 6, 2011

TheRandyMan · Mar 6, 2011

Amazing...superb...fantastic! I wear myself out looking at all of your finds! Just absolutely stunning... :notworthy:

steelheadwill · Mar 6, 2011

Great photos of a Super Coin! :thumbsup:

Love the 'Pyramid' motif, Been in use for a while.

Bavaria Mike · Mar 6, 2011

Nice finds! Starting to thaw here. HH, Mike

CRUSADER · Mar 6, 2011

Bavaria Mike said:
Nice finds! Starting to thaw here. HH, Mike

good luck then :icon_thumright:

dfx willy · Mar 6, 2011

awesome crue! :icon_sunny:

willy

DMN · Mar 6, 2011

CRUSADER said:
UPDATE:

I've looked up the Jetton/Token in my book & they are described as 'model coins' & are iron core & silver plated. I looked at the hole very carefully & see no signs of plating, in fact the opposite. So it looks like I have a solid Silver version that's not catalogued

Terrific find Crusader. That's great to be the owner of uncatalogued finds. It's one pretty little coin.