New to metal detecting found pieces

[Kieran225]

Hi all new to metal detecting and looking to see what opinions people have on my findings as not sure what they are

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Welcome to Tnet from Toronto Kieran.
These are some incredible early finds even for an experienced detectorist.

Your coin is a 1760 -1820 British Halfpenny. The obverse features the laureate bust of King George III facing right, wearing armor. The legend reads: 'GEORGIVS-' to the left, and 'III-REX-' to the right. The reverse shows Britannia seated on a globe, facing left, holding an olive branch and a spear, with a shield resting beside. The legend reads 'BRITAN' to the left, and 'NIA-' to the right, with the date below.

Based on the size and the remains of the attachment on the back, I would say that your second find is either a clothing button or possibly a leather saddle decoration.
This button would also date to a similar time period as the George III Halfpenny, likely the late-18thc.

For more opinions, you can always post your finds 'mystery finds' here... What Is It?

Best of luck to you,
Dave

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny,, Pennsylvania

 

[Kieran225]

Hello dave nice to meet you, I'm so happy you have responded to my findings and its great hearing your knowledge on them, it was my first time metal detecting yesterday and I'm loving it thanks for your comment its made me happy to know what they are ��

 

[Kieran225]

Nice to meet you ��

 

[Wildcat1750]

Nice finds and Welcome to TNet!

 

[vpnavy]

Hi all new to metal detecting and looking to see what opinions people have on my findings as not sure what they are

1st - Welcome Aboard Kieran225! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forum: Select Your Area.... for information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country).

2nd - I moved ya from NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS over to WHAT IS IT? for more exposure.

 

[Kieran225]

So sorry I am from United Kingdom Northumberland, I should of added it in but I was so keen to see what I had found. And thank you for doing that for me it's appreciated

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Hello dave nice to meet you, I'm so happy you have responded to my findings and its great hearing your knowledge on them, it was my first time metal detecting yesterday and I'm loving it thanks for your comment its made me happy to know what they are ��

Good morning Kieran
It looks like vpnavy has moved your thread over to the 'What is it' forum for you.
Hopefully, the knowledgeable members here will help to I.D. your finds as well.

Based on the shape of your 'button find' it might also be a cuff-link, but it's a little large for that.

Best of luck to you Kieran,
Dave

 

[Kieran225]

You too

 

[Tony in SC]

Welcome to Tnet! After seeing your first finds I think you will do well in the detecting hobby. The second item maybe a decoration from horse tack, briddle/sadle etc.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

So sorry I am from United Kingdom Northumberland, I should of added it in but I was so keen to see what I had found. And thank you for doing that for me it's appreciated

This explains why your finds look a little 'toasty', the fertilizers that farmers use on the fields in the UK leave the coins with a 'burned look'.
Your relics could just as easily have been found in colonial parts of the US or on my sites here in Ontario, as we had a lot of folks emigrate to Canada from the UK with the promise of 'free land grants' back in the late 18thc.


Land Petitions of Upper Canada, 1763-1865

Following the Constitutional Act of 1791, the colony of Quebec was divided to create Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) and Lower Canada (present-day Québec). Military and civilian settlers submitted petitions to the Governor to obtain Crown land. Sons and daughters of Loyalists were also entitled to free lands. Land Boards were created in 1789 to oversee land matters, to facilitate settlement in the four districts of Hesse, Nassau, Luneburg and Mecklenburg, and to grant certificates of location to the settlers in these districts.

The Land Boards were abolished in 1794 when the land granting process was centralized through the Executive Council. Therefore, petitions relating to Ontario Loyalists prior to 1791 are to be found in the Land Boards of Upper Canada, 1765-1804 or in the Land Petitions of Lower Canada, 1764-1841.
The Records The petitions date predominantly from 1783 to 1841.

Each applicant for a grant or lease was required to submit a written petition. He or she also had to supply the necessary supporting documentation such as certificates from a local magistrate confirming his or her age, good character, loyalty and identity, or a discharge certificate from the Army or Navy. In many cases, the documents were returned to the applicant, so they are not included with the land petition. The petitioner paid a small fee for processing the petition up to the point of granting the land.

The records of the land granting process focused on four essential steps:

· allocation of specific lots to the petitioners.
· surveying of the land to establish precise boundaries.
· performance of the settlement duties (clearing and cultivating a certain acreage, erecting a dwelling of minimum size); and
· issuance of the deed.

The key to a successful petition was to identify oneself without any doubt and to justify any special entitlement. Therefore, the petitions will often contain an applicant's story detailing services, losses and suffering during the American Revolutionary War or the War of 1812. They may also contain discharge certificates, letters of introduction from prominent individuals in Britain, reports by the Surveyor General or the Attorney General on technical and legal matters, and some lists of settlers by region.

 

[pepperj]

So sorry I am from United Kingdom Northumberland, I should of added it in but I was so keen to see what I had found. And thank you for doing that for me it's appreciated

Here's another welcome from Eastern Ontario.
It's great to see your digging some nice finds.
Oh so envious of the soils in your fields and miss them dearly-I have been over 8 trips and about 900-100 hrs of digging in the Colchester districts of the country. It's a truly a box of chocolates for finds there one never knows what it can be modern to 2000+ yrs old all in the same field.
Best of luck.

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny,, Pennsylvania

 

[CRUSADER]

Hi & welcome to Tnet.

You have a William III Halfpenny

& a late Georgian Furniture piece.

 

[CRUSADER]

C167Z6002957-1-20190313221555.jpg (1356×674) (baldwin.co.uk)

 

[Kieran225]

Thank you all for your comments

 

[Kieran225]

Thank you very much is it quite a rare penny?

 

[CRUSADER]

Thank you very much is it quite a rare penny?

It's a halfpenny & no not that rare numismatically speaking.

 

[cw0909]

So sorry I am from United Kingdom Northumberland, I should of added it in but I was so keen to see what I had found. And thank you for doing that for me it's appreciated

welcome, i had plans to stay with my cousin's daughter who is a
veterinarian in Edinburgh Scotland.
but covid hit. ever since i watched the detectorists I had been saving
to get there.was going to check with a couple of Md clubs there,maybe
in 2022/23 have to see how the covid goes.
anyway welcome maybe you will find a saxon hoard