My First V Nickle....

[CRUSADER]

My First 'V' Nickle....

Shaun7 was kind enough to pick me up & try some of his new stomping ground. Trouble was it was to overgrown with spring grass, so we tried some woods & some horse pasture.

Little did Shaun7 know that his first find (insitu shot) would be his last - 1799 halfpenny. :P

My day was only a little better with an 1888 Brewery barrell cap/stopper with wood still surviving. The brewery is long gone but the town was close by.

Towards the end of the day on the edge of a footpath to a wooded area was a 6inch deep 1899 'V' Nickle - a first & quite a surprise in this area.

Not much to speak of but a worthy scout on new land, which under the right conditions might be worth another go.

 

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[CRUSADER]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

thanks for posting my only find for me

Which one is yours?

the georgian copper 1st pic!

it wasn't worth me doing a post

But it was the oldest thing found

 

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[shaun7]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

thanks for posting my only find for me

Which one is yours?

the georgian copper 1st pic!

it wasn't worth me doing a post

But it was the oldest thing found

and i got a "complete" shot gun cartridge

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

Congratulations Gentlemen! That was a great day. Look at that first & second picture......did you re-check that hole? Keep diggin' for us!

 

[fortbball9]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

what the heck!! Your not suppose to be finding V nickels that is way to new of a coin for you! j/k lol Congrats on your find!!

I know, I nearly throw it back in disgust

CRU;
I believe that is just what I would have done if I have found the type of coins that you guys find
congrats on a great day of hunting and some very nice keepers

fortbball9

 

[shaun7]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

that stopper thing looks like it has a hole in the middle!

could it have been for a fermentation type barrell, like a pressure thing?

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

that stopper thing looks like it has a hole in the middle!

could it have been for a fermentation type barrell, like a pressure thing?

I know it looks like a hole, but its just a dent

 

[shaun7]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

that stopper thing looks like it has a hole in the middle!

could it have been for a fermentation type barrell, like a pressure thing?

I know it looks like a hole, but its just a dent

perhaps a wooden peg was driven into the hole in the barrell and the brass this was to reinforce the hole

 

[Moonshadow]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

WTG on the "V"! I'll never forget finding my first one! Had to be one of my most exciting finds......now if I could just find the other oldies to go with it! Big Congrats!

HH,
Moon

 

[texan connection]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

You get a V knickle in England?? well i ought to get a Gold BC coin here then. Thats Funny

 

[watercolor]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

Crusader,THAT is funny! I've found over ten V-Nickels and my oldest is only 1900

I love it!
watercolor

 

[STH69]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

Very nice

 

[woody50]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

thanks for posting my only find for me

Which one is yours?

the georgian copper 1st pic!
it wasn't worth me doing a post

But it was the oldest thing found

and i got a "complete" shot gun cartridge

Wow, I am sure you will build a display case for it! Hang it on the wall. BTW are you sure its empty?

 

[woody50]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

that stopper thing looks like it has a hole in the middle!
could it have been for a fermentation type barrell, like a pressure thing?

CRU: Can you let us see the back side? How was something like that used (don't know myself)...? (photo?)

 

[woody50]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

You get a V knickle in England?? well i ought to get a Gold BC coin here then. Thats Funny

Just keep searching, who knows...

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

that stopper thing looks like it has a hole in the middle!
could it have been for a fermentation type barrell, like a pressure thing?

CRU: Can you let us see the back side? How was something like that used (don't know myself)...? (photo?)

I was wondering that myself, the back has a screw thread & not much else (think of it like a screw in plug hole). I have found only 1 other & didn't realise they had a wooden plug until this one.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

Congrats on that find CRU! That is odd to find out there! Take care mike

 

[Finman]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

CRUSADER, Congrats on your first V Nickle, the stopper is a cool find too!

HH Joe

 

[woody50]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

that stopper thing looks like it has a hole in the middle!
could it have been for a fermentation type barrell, like a pressure thing?

CRU: Can you let us see the back side? How was something like that used (don't know myself)...? (photo?)

I was wondering that myself, the back has a screw thread & not much else (think of it like a screw in plug hole).
I have found only 1 other & didn't realise they had a wooden plug until this one.

Well then I guess its a plug for the filling hole in an metal keg or barrel. The Abridge Brewing Company was of
course in Abridge Essex. Found this about it

Essex:
The existence of the fair suggests that Abridge was an important village in the
18th century. A list of 1723 names three inns, the 'Crown', the 'Blue Boar', and
the 'White Hart'. In 1772 two chandlers, a victualler, and a baker are
named. In 1845 there were, in addition to the tradesmen normally found
in a growing village, an auctioneer and surveyor, a surgeon, a plumber and
glazier, a brick-maker, and a brewer. The brickmaker was still there in
1851. There had been a brewery in Abridge in 1729, when its owner is
said to have been the owner of White Hall. Abraham Oliver, brewer of
Lambourne, occurs in 1808. During the later 19th century the brewery
became the Abridge Brewery Co. This was later acquired by Whitbread &
Co. and by 1914 was being used by them as a store.The private airfield
was opened about 1935.

The Blue Boar, the building on the left with the two columns, is mid 19th-
century, and was probably built to sell the products of the Anchor Brewery,
which became the Abridge Brewery and finally a store for the Whitbread company.
However, it is mentioned on the same 18th-century list as The White Hart.

I guess something like this, only a metal barrel...

 

[shaun7]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

that stopper thing looks like it has a hole in the middle!
could it have been for a fermentation type barrell, like a pressure thing?

CRU: Can you let us see the back side? How was something like that used (don't know myself)...? (photo?)

I was wondering that myself, the back has a screw thread & not much else (think of it like a screw in plug hole).
I have found only 1 other & didn't realise they had a wooden plug until this one.

Well then I guess its a plug for the filling hole in an metal keg or barrel. The Abridge Brewing Company was of
course in Abridge Essex. Found this about it

Essex:
The existence of the fair suggests that Abridge was an important village in the
18th century. A list of 1723 names three inns, the 'Crown', the 'Blue Boar', and
the 'White Hart'. In 1772 two chandlers, a victualler, and a baker are
named. In 1845 there were, in addition to the tradesmen normally found
in a growing village, an auctioneer and surveyor, a surgeon, a plumber and
glazier, a brick-maker, and a brewer. The brickmaker was still there in
1851. There had been a brewery in Abridge in 1729, when its owner is
said to have been the owner of White Hall. Abraham Oliver, brewer of
Lambourne, occurs in 1808. During the later 19th century the brewery
became the Abridge Brewery Co. This was later acquired by Whitbread &
Co. and by 1914 was being used by them as a store.The private airfield
was opened about 1935.

The Blue Boar, the building on the left with the two columns, is mid 19th-
century, and was probably built to sell the products of the Anchor Brewery,
which became the Abridge Brewery and finally a store for the Whitbread company.
However, it is mentioned on the same 18th-century list as The White Hart.

I guess something like this, only a metal barrel...

great info woody! did it say where the fair was?

i had a feeling it wasn't much of a village before the 18th century as i still havn't found anything older than georgian.
although there are some earlier buildings!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Re: My First 'V' Nickle....

Being in the bar business for many years, and having tapped untold thousands of beer kegs, I have a unusual fondness for alcohol related items. Your 1888 brewery tap is a fine example. Cheers!