More Cartwheel Pennies, Buttons, Buckles, Weights and a bit of Hammered Silver

DavidBeard · Dec 11, 2009

Hi All,
I've been allowed to go on 2 stubble fields just up from the Grenade farm before they are sowed with beans. No Roman or Hammered coins were found :'(

but 1 or 2 nice things came off them.

2 more George III 1797 Pennies, 1806/07 Halfpenny & other Greenies:

George III Hibernia Halfpenny:

A 'Defaced' George II Halfpenny with the words "SAX SAX" stamped on the face:

A few Buckles and Rings (One Buckle is very pretty - How Old anyone?):

A few buttons:

Part of a 'Hammered Silver Sugar Shell Spoon' (I think)

And loads of other stuff, Lead weights, Tap, Bullet, Musket Balls, etc.

- nice couple of afternoons - not too wet! Better than staying indoors - Its dark by 4.00 now up here.

Bob S · Dec 11, 2009

Nice Finds WTG

Iron Patch · Dec 11, 2009

Re: More Cartwheel Pennies, Buttons, Buckles, Weights and a bit of Hammered Silv

Good stuff! I like the Hibernia and Sax Sax too!

johnnyi · Dec 11, 2009

Neat finds, particularly the counterstampd coin and top buckle. By the way, the buckle is a Jacobian shoe buckle (or if smaller, Knee buckle) dating from between 1660 and 1720. I think Crusader or one of the other British guys might have a link to British counterstamps that might help with the coin. Again, nice historic relics :icon_thumleft:

seger98 · Dec 11, 2009

Real nice finds, you did a great job cleaning as well!

Iron Patch · Dec 11, 2009

Re: More Cartwheel Pennies, Buttons, Buckles, Weights and a bit of Hammered Silv

johnnyi said:
Neat finds, particularly the counterstampd coin and top buckle. By the way, the buckle is a Jacobian shoe buckle (or if smaller, Knee buckle) dating from between 1660 and 1720. I think Crusader or one of the other British guys might have a link to British counterstamps that might help with the coin. Again, nice historic relics

No listing in Brunk. Wouldn't know where to start looking for that one.

WhiteHunter · Dec 11, 2009

Keep up the good work :icon_thumright:

olekyground · Dec 11, 2009

GREAT COINS!!! GOOD JOB!

Silver Searcher · Dec 11, 2009

Nice days finds there

the Buckle is a two-piece trapezodial shoe or knee buckle (as johnnie said) the date also, as he said is correct, will look nice in a frame with outher buckles :thumbsup:

SS

hodge · Dec 11, 2009

You got some nice finds there, well done.

DavidBeard · Dec 11, 2009

johnnyi said:
...the buckle is a Jacobian shoe buckle (or if smaller, Knee buckle) dating from between 1660 and 1720...

This is roughly 4cm long x 2.5cm wide, very slightly curved - Thanks for the date!

DavidBeard · Dec 11, 2009

Silver Searcher said:
Nice days finds there the Buckle is a two-piece trapezodial shoe or knee buckle (as johnnie said) the date also, as he said is correct, will look nice in a frame with outher buckles

SS

Thanks Silver Searcher - It has been suggested by one of my sisters that I should get some of my finds framed as well, I agree with you both, it would look nice - but I'm the type that would rather get hold of things and get the feel of em knowing that they haven't been touched for at least a few hundred years - once they're mounted behind glass that's it - end of the touchy feely stuff.

Silver Searcher · Dec 11, 2009

DavidBeard said:
Silver Searcher said:

Nice days finds there the Buckle is a two-piece trapezodial shoe or knee buckle (as johnnie said) the date also, as he said is correct, will look nice in a frame with outher buckles

SS

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Thanks Silver Searcher - It has been suggested by one of my sisters that I should get some of my finds framed as well, I agree with you both, it would look nice - but I'm the type that would rather get hold of things and get the feel of em knowing that they haven't been touched for at least a few hundred years - once they're mounted behind glass that's it - end of the touchy feely stuff.

The buckles missing it's chape and pin, and would have looked like this :thumbsup:

SS

CRUSADER · Dec 13, 2009

johnnyi said:
Neat finds, particularly the counterstampd coin and top buckle. By the way, the buckle is a Jacobian shoe buckle (or if smaller, Knee buckle) dating from between 1660 and 1720. I think Crusader or one of the other British guys might have a link to British counterstamps that might help with the coin. Again, nice historic relics

Not listed in my book, but I would much rather that coin than 100 nice conditioned Georgians :icon_thumright:

DavidBeard · Dec 13, 2009

CRUSADER said:
...Not listed in my book, but I would much rather that coin than 100 nice conditioned Georgians ...

Other than being a counterstamped coin - Would there be any other reason someone would stamp the name 'Sax' on it? Could it be a surname. And why twice? Perhaps it was just a test of somebody's new name stamp and they needed a bit of copper to try it on!