Silver by the wind mill.

[robfinds]

Searched a field this afternoon, by the side of an early 19th century wind mill. These mills were used to grind corn into flour. Most English villages, would have had, at least one windmill. Now many of these old mills, have been stripped of their sails, and make beautiful houses, That's the case with this mill, it now looks great as an house. The field itself, is very sandy soil, and as just been ploughed. The two best finds of the session were, a William III silver sixpence, can't make the date, but probably late 1690s. It's been bent into the shape of a love token. It's said these were given by young men, to young women. If the girl accepted the token, then romance could blossom. If though she threw it away, it was don't phone me, I'll phone you. Can't help wondering what happened, did they court and later marry, or were the young mans advances spurned, I will never know. The other find was also silver, a nice bit of decoration from something, maybe something that belonged to the miller. It's got a full set of hallmarks, and a makers mark of WH. Robert.

 

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[Carolina Tom]

Super nice finds, as usual Rob.

Very well done sir!

 

[robfinds]

Super nice finds, as usual Rob.

Very well done sir!

Cheers Tom, Both simple little things, but none the less fascinating. Robert

 

[Ahab8]

Fantastic finds my friend. That little silver piece is really nice but that 17th Century Silver is a nice little silver coin with a great story

 

[scruggs]

Congratulations on the spectacular finds you made! Good luck on your next outing!

 

[against the wind]

One hunt, 2 silvers, lots of interesting questions.
Congratulations on your finds.

 

[washingtonian]

Sweet, thank you for sharing!

 

[robfinds]

Fantastic finds my friend. That little silver piece is really nice but that 17th Century Silver is a nice little silver coin with a great story

Cheers Ahab8, these little coins turn up fairly frequently over here, had well into double figures over the years. They are nearly always well worn. My theory is that, they were being used, as a token currency , during the reigns of George I and II. Silver coins of those monarchs, are very rare to dig up. My personal tally of silver coins of George I and II, in well over 30 years detecting is zero. Why there was such a shortage of silver coinage circulating of these two monarchs, is open to debate. Some say, it was due to the constant wars with France draining the treasury. This in turn caused a big rise in the price of silver. So why buy sixpence worth of goods, with a sixpence of say George I, that actually was worth nine pence melted down. If that was the case though, why weren't the old sixpences of William III melted down also.

 

[treblehunter]

Very nice finds, interesting story!

 

[dts52]

Great finds, congratulations.
HH
dts

 

[Aureus]

Very interesting and nice finds. Congratulations!

 

[Scrappy]

Fantastic find Rob. A British silver coin from around that timeframe is near the top of my personal list. And yes, it really makes you wonder what came of that love tokens owner (s?)

 

[Trezurehunter]

Those are a couple of nice finds. Its the mystique of our hobby, like wondering about the love token, that makes it so fun.

 

[pepperj]

Nice Love Token when you can still see detail on the silver that's a bonus. Liking the other piece also, wondering if it came off the upper part of a cane stick(not a band-but more like a emblem) as it has a curve look to it. Two silvers could be worthy of a pint in front of the fire I figure. All the best to you Rob over the holiday's.

 

[Ahab8]

Cheers Ahab8, these little coins turn up fairly frequently over here, had well into double figures over the years. They are nearly always well worn. My theory is that, they were being used, as a token currency , during the reigns of George I and II. Silver coins of those monarchs, are very rare to dig up. My personal tally of silver coins of George I and II, in well over 30 years detecting is zero. Why there was such a shortage of silver coinage circulating of these two monarchs, is open to debate. Some say, it was due to the constant wars with France draining the treasury. This in turn caused a big rise in the price of silver. So why buy sixpence worth of goods, with a sixpence of say George I, that actually was worth nine pence melted down. If that was the case though, why weren't the old sixpences of William III melted down also.

Great little history lesson. I always enjoy learning more of the stories behind things. That’s incredible that you have not found any silvers from the reigns of those two monarchs. Are those silvers valuable due to the scarcity? I know that sounds like a dumb question but it seems that rarity does not always equate equally into value. Demand and collectability like most things is the driving force in value. I know lots of the more “modern” American coinage seems to be much more collectible than the earlier stuff. Seems odd to me but I assume most people have very little knowledge about the very early stuff outside of people that do what we do and true collectors of early numismatics. People enjoy what they know which is likely what grampy has in his coin collection. The same thing applies to Tnet. I’ve seen several incredible early items get very little attention while more modern items get tons of attention.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the nice finds!

 

[robfinds]

Great little history lesson. I always enjoy learning more of the stories behind things. That’s incredible that you have not found any silvers from the reigns of those two monarchs. Are those silvers valuable due to the scarcity? I know that sounds like a dumb question but it seems that rarity does not always equate equally into value. Demand and collectability like most things is the driving force in value. I know lots of the more “modern” American coinage seems to be much more collectible than the earlier stuff. Seems odd to me but I assume most people have very little knowledge about the very early stuff outside of people that do what we do and true collectors of early numismatics. People enjoy what they know which is likely what grampy has in his coin collection. The same thing applies to Tnet. I’ve seen several incredible early items get very little attention while more modern items get tons of attention.

Silvers from those reigns are not that valuable really. Probably many where simply tucked away, soon after minting. Not many found there way into the earth, that's for sure.

 

[robfinds]

Nice Love Token when you can still see detail on the silver that's a bonus. Liking the other piece also, wondering if it came off the upper part of a cane stick(not a band-but more like a emblem) as it has a curve look to it. Two silvers could be worthy of a pint in front of the fire I figure. All the best to you Rob over the holiday's.

Hello pepperj, yes it could well be from a cane. Robert.

 

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[Benjamin52]

Interesting finds and story! thanks for sharing!