More Finds from the Scrap Bucket...Updated!!Viking.

[Silver Searcher]

I have been finding some neat stuff over the last week or so the snow has restricked any detecting and it snowed last night again so it was back to the scrap Bucket

The first thing I noticed was a small round Bronze object this turned out to be a coin that someone had started to turn into a ring can make out a right facing portraite of but can't make anything out from the reverse

A couple of Roman items turned up a Roman nail cleaner and part of a Bell I also found a small Saxon Catterpillar Brooch

A piece of Bronze open work also which I think could be Viking but I'm not quite sure and a fragment of Medieval purse bar

SS

 

[Silver Searcher]

Re: More Finds from the Scrap Bucket

I think that first item might be an old freeze plug from a motor.

No it is clearly a face looking right i can see the eye nose and mouth plus the chin the neck and shoulder i did it on my picnik photo editor , but i could be wrong ? Jim

Actually....looking at your picture now, it looks like two figures, could be a William& Mary coin

SS

 

[Silver Searcher]

Re: More Finds from the Scrap Bucket

Leave those scrap buckets to me in your will?

Ok.......but You will have to pick them up then

SS

Why would you say that--are they too heavy to lift?

SS

 

[tymcmurray]

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Your scrap is even cooler than mine!!!!

Ty

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[Still Waters]

Re: More Finds from the Scrap Bucket

You Brits have some great huntin grounds. Love the coin ring. Looks like W&M or perhaps George III.
Still Waters

 

[Deepdiger60]

Re: More Finds from the Scrap Bucket

I think that first item might be an old freeze plug from a motor.

No it is clearly a face looking right i can see the eye nose and mouth plus the chin the neck and shoulder i did it on my picnik photo editor , but i could be wrong ? Jim

Actually....looking at your picture now, it looks like two figures, could be a William& Mary coin

SS

Now that you said looks like 2 faces you are right look at what i circled its the back of Williams head the tie back thing in his hair you can see it on the coin of him and Mary by the way thats a 1609 coin of William and Mary

 

[HISPAN]

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The coin/ ring is very interesting, I like these objects so curious and beautiful Roman bell .
greetings!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Re: More Finds from the Scrap Bucket

I think that first item might be an old freeze plug from a motor.

No it is clearly a face looking right i can see the eye nose and mouth plus the chin the neck and shoulder i did it on my picnik photo editor , but i could be wrong ? Jim

Actually....looking at your picture now, it looks like two figures, could be a William& Mary coin

SS

Now that you said looks like 2 faces you are right look at what i circled its the back of Williams head the tie back thing in his hair you can see it on the coin of him and Mary by the way thats a 1609 coin of William and Mary

Thanks wish I could find coppers as good as yours

SS

 

[artzstuff1]

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Man,, those are some awsome artifacts!!!

thanks for sharin!!!


art

 

[Silver Searcher]

This is proberbly the best to come from the scrap Bucket fragment of Viking Trefoil, or Trilobe Brooch, I posted one similar, so you know what they look like 8)

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

This is proberbly the best to come from the scrap Bucket fragment of Viking Trefoil, or Trilobe Brooch, I posted one similar, so you know what they look like 8)

SS

another rare bucket find

 

[BuckleBoy]

another rare bucket find

That trefoil is on my bucket list.

 

[Iron Patch]

First time I've seen this post. Clearly George III, and Britannia is also clear and looks like 1772, it's just posted sideways.

 

[kc10bull]

I have one similar to the ring / coin, but I think there may be another answer. Hammered silver coins that I have fit inside of mine and I think it was used to hold the coin in position once you set the reverse image platelet hammer over the silver blank and then hit the platelet hammer with an additional hammer. Just a thought, I know there are additional experts out there that know how hammered silver coins were made, so is my explanation valid

 

[Iron Patch]

I have one similar to the ring / coin, but I think there may be another answer. Hammered silver coins that I have fit inside of mine and I think it was used to hold the coin in position once you set the reverse image platelet hammer over the silver blank and then hit the platelet hammer with an additional hammer. Just a thought, I know there are additional experts out there that know how hammered silver coins were made, so is my explanation valid

The major flaw in your theory is hammered coins predate pretty much every one of these found. Plus, there would only be a slight window where milled and hammered were produced together (British maybe not any window). That being said, counter striking coins would be along the same line of thinking and timeline isn't an issue, but I'd expect things would be stuck on a completely flat surface.

 

[kc10bull]

Iron Patch you are absolutely right!!! I just pulled mine out of the coin holder and examined mine closer, added a little olive oil on it and there was the image!!! I have had this for almost 20 years and had always thought that it was used to hold a silver coin for hammering. The rim on mine is about 1/8 inch deep. Thank you for your expert advise!!!! Now I just need to figure our what coin it is!

 

[HISPAN]

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I like that hammered up copper with the pieplate edge, I found a cartwheel done the same way a couple of years back, I never quite figured out why that was done to it.

I think it is a bank balance of weight, the coins were weighed on banks and shops, etc ... that's why some have the figure of the king of the time and so on.
I remember being told that a forum of numismatics.

 

[Iron Patch]

Re: More Finds from the Scrap Bucket

I like that hammered up copper with the pieplate edge, I found a cartwheel done the same way a couple of years back, I never quite figured out why that was done to it.

I think it is a bank balance of weight, the coins were weighed on banks and shops, etc ... that's why some have the figure of the king of the time and so on.
I remember being told that a forum of numismatics.

Well I think your guess is on the right track only the ones posted are coins made into coin weights. Just a crude way to get what you need.

 

[HISPAN]

Re: More Finds from the Scrap Bucket

I like that hammered up copper with the pieplate edge, I found a cartwheel done the same way a couple of years back, I never quite figured out why that was done to it.

I think it is a bank balance of weight, the coins were weighed on banks and shops, etc ... that's why some have the figure of the king of the time and so on.
I remember being told that a forum of numismatics.

Well I think your guess is on the right track only the ones posted are coins made into coin weights. Just a crude way to get what you need.

and found this very similar possibly enhanced beyond the edges or something similar,That shows them is the (Ironhorse) with raised edges but then for some reason .... I do not understand the edges were modified.
greetings!

 

[shaun7]

Re: More Finds from the Scrap Bucket

I like that hammered up copper with the pieplate edge, I found a cartwheel done the same way a couple of years back, I never quite figured out why that was done to it.

I think it is a bank balance of weight, the coins were weighed on banks and shops, etc ... that's why some have the figure of the king of the time and so on.
I remember being told that a forum of numismatics.

Well I think your guess is on the right track only the ones posted are coins made into coin weights. Just a crude way to get what you need.

and found this very similar possibly enhanced beyond the edges or something similar.

What's that

 

[kc10bull]

Iron Patch & Constantinvs, All I have to say is you guys are great with the picture of that coin I was able to identify the image on what I thought was to hold a coin to be hammered. The image matches the very thin outline on the one I have. I will try to get a good pic and add it later in this tread, but not sure the outline of the image will come out. I'm not sure what image is on the back of this coin as the back is in really bad shape.