Silver from the field

Oberlausitz · Mar 27, 2026

I was out again yesterday and tried out a new field. Unfortunately, the corn stubble from last year was still there, so it wasn't easy to work with. I did find a small silver one, and the copper/bronze finds all have a wonderful patina, which I've rarely seen. It seems they didn't use much fertilizer. I'll definitely go back there after it's been plowed. Just wanted to show you the silver one.
Regards, Johannes

Silvermonkey · Mar 27, 2026

Oberlausitz said:
I was out again yesterday and tried out a new field. Unfortunately, the corn stubble from last year was still there, so it wasn't easy to work with. I did find a small silver one, and the copper/bronze finds all have a wonderful patina, which I've rarely seen. It seems they didn't use much fertilizer. I'll definitely go back there after it's been plowed. Just wanted to show you the silver one.
Regards, Johannes

That's a very nice ( and very old) piece of silver. Congrats to you Oberlausitz!

Almy · Mar 27, 2026

I am interested in a translation into English of the coin's inscriptions. Very nice silver coin.

E-Trac-Ohio · Mar 27, 2026

Excellent find - well done !

Oberlausitz · Mar 28, 2026

Almy said:
I am interested in a translation into English of the coin's inscriptions. Very nice silver coin.

Okay, the obverse reads: Ernst August, King of Hanover. On the reverse is the Roman numeral CLXVIII (168), meaning "one fine mark." A fine mark was an old unit of weight for fine silver, and the text means that 168 such coins were minted from one fine mark (approx. 234g). In the middle is "12 einen Thaler," meaning that twelve such coins made one Thaler (a large silver coin). Below that is the year and the word "justirt." The spelling was different back then; today it's "justiert," meaning that the weight of the coin was checked.