Silver and Lead

[robfinds]

The latest effort produced 2 more hammered coins. A tiny cut quarter of Henry III, 1247-72. And a broken half groat of Henry VIII, 1509-47. Three lead artifacts also came to light, 2 medieval lead weights and a lead pencil, slightly bent but full. Starting to tell between metals better now with the Deus, solid sound on silver, high tone on copper, and mixed tone on lead.

Robert.

 

[pepperj]

WTG Rob on the cut quarter!

It's the first lead pencil I recall seeing posted up, cool find.

 

[UnderMiner]

Sweet finds. Does the ancient pencil still write?

 

[Scrappy]

That lead pencil is awesome. How old do you suppose the pencil is?

 

[robfinds]

WTG Rob on the cut quarter!

It's the first lead pencil I recall seeing posted up, cool find.

Think I've posted a few over the years

 

[robfinds]

Sweet finds. Does the ancient pencil still write?

Yes it does, but curiously in Latin

 

[robfinds]

That lead pencil is awesome. How old do you suppose the pencil is?

That's a good question, they were used for centuries. Could be as late as 18th/19th century, or centuries older .

 

[CRUSADER]

Shame about the Groat, but that main thing is you still have a great area in Jan!

Yesterday I dug a few of those tiny 'rabbit bullet cartridges' (small things), I thought I knew exactly when the Deus pinged one, & then another close by, like normal (in a small bunch) & oh no it was a Roman Coin...lol I'm still far from being sure but as I dig most stuff nothing will be missed. I just like to 'call it'.

 

[CRUSADER]

That lead pencil is awesome. How old do you suppose the pencil is?

As Rob states, hard to be sure on the Lead Stylus (mostly used by stone masons), started in the Roman period & never changed much.

 

[Silver Searcher]

You are racking up the hammie's Rob, a beauty is due to pop out soon. How are you getting on with coke on the fields? or are you blessed with coke less fields.

SS

 

[robfinds]

Shame about the Groat, but that main thing is you still have a great area in Jan!

Yesterday I dug a few of those tiny 'rabbit bullet cartridges' (small things), I thought I knew exactly when the Deus pinged one, & then another close by, like normal (in a small bunch) & oh no it was a Roman Coin...lol I'm still far from being sure but as I dig most stuff nothing will be missed. I just like to 'call it'.

Yes you shouldn't miss much Cru

 

[robfinds]

You are racking up the hammie's Rob, a beauty is due to pop out soon. How are you getting on with coke on the fields? or are you blessed with coke less fields.

SS

Hello Colin, don't dig much coke with discrim on 32 (who told me that setting ) and still hitting cut quarters.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Hello Colin, don't dig much coke with discrim on 32 (who told me that setting ) and still hitting cut quarters.

I had it on 32 on Sunday, and was still tortured by coke. Mind you I did set the Deus up with the headphones for the first time, because I have either misplaced or lost the remote control box

SS

 

[robfinds]

I had it on 32 on Sunday, and was still tortured by coke. Mind you I did set the Deus up with the headphones for the first time, because I have either misplaced or lost the remote control box

SS

Hope you've not lost it Colin, not cheap to replace.

 

[pong12211]

Great finds thanks for sharing.

 

[dirtlooter]

that cut quarter had to be a tough find for a lot of detectors, great job at recovering it

 

[robfinds]

that cut quarter had to be a tough find for a lot of detectors, great job at recovering it

They are tiny coins to find dirtlooter, with any machine you won't find them very deep.

 

[Ahab8]

Happy to see you're continue the killer hunts bud. -10 in good ole Maine tonight

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Way to stay hot Robert. I didn't realize the practice of cutting coins went back that far. I've found many silver coins here in the US dating between 1550 and 1700, and I don't believe any of them are cut. But during the pistareen era (early 1700s) almost all I find around here are cut (over 80 so far).

 

[robfinds]

Happy to see you're continue the killer hunts bud. -10 in good ole Maine tonight

10 that's toasty