Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

[DavidBeard]

Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

Hi All.
Got some Ploughed and Rolled ground to walk on (great conditions) - not yet sown so if I hurry I may get the time to walk round the other 3.
Found a few things - Some still need a positive ID.

George V - 1914 silver Shilling:



George V - 1922 Sixpence:



and loads of 'green' copper coins of Victoria, Edward VII and George V:



Two lovely 1900's Make-up tins - 'Snowfire Face Powder' and Eastern Foam Vanishing Cream'



I think this may have been a ring or some other Jewellery - could have had 4 stones:





This Oval-shaped stud like object, perhaps pewter:



and these other bits & bobs, buckles, buttons, etc:



Best wishes,
David.

 

[Sofaman36]

Re: Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

Nice finds!

 

[allen]

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looks like that field gave up its goodies to you !!

 

[shaun7]

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You got some nice bits there David, that ring looks old!

Hows the new detector?

 

[crazyjarhead]

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Nice coinage David. Love the 2 makeup tins. Vanishing cream

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

'This Oval-shaped stud like object, perhaps pewter'

These are discribed as a couple of things: 'Small Drawer Pulls' or the tops from Georgian Tobacco boxes.


Looks like the detector is working fine, keep at those fields, condition is everything

 

[WhiteHunter]

Re: Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

lots of great finds, well done!

 

[DavidBeard]

Re: Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

...Hows the new detector?...

We're getting along fine - Sings like a canary over silver!
Doesn't look like I'll be digging any more Horse shoes though!

 

[Chris358]

Re: Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

Nice finds, i found a sixpence just like that the other day, same date and everything!

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

Nice finds, i found a sixpence just like that the other day, same date and everything!

Welcome Fellow UKer, hope to see some of your post soon

 

[DavidBeard]

Re: Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

...i found a sixpence just like that the other day, same date and everything!...

Debased silver this one, only 50% fine - need to catch em before 1920 (like the Shilling) for the finer silver.
Welcome to Treasurenet Chris - I just started detecting this year - loving it!

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

...i found a sixpence just like that the other day, same date and everything!...

Debased silver this one, only 50% fine - need to catch em before 1920 (like the Shilling) for the finer silver.
Welcome to Treasurenet Chris - I just started detecting this year - loving it!

I get the impression from your range of finds that you detect the right way (ie. systematically). I predict that you will do very well in the near future. I still see people who wander after 20 years of detecting & wonder way they get very little

 

[DavidBeard]

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...I get the impression from your range of finds that you detect the right way (ie. systematically). I predict that you will do very well in the near future...

Here's hoping your prediction comes true Crusader 'Systematically' - that about sums it up - I try to get a whole field covered rather than bits here and there - armed with zoomed in ordnance survey maps, google earth photos and coloured pens. I'm beginning to think though that this part of the country was perhaps poorer (or more careful) in ancient times than where you hunt.
I've been privileged to meet some lovely Farming families in these last 9 months and I appreciate their friendship and generosity greatly - I can't travel too far from home just yet due to family commitments but my day will come!

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Silver Shilling, Make-up tins & other pretty things!

...I get the impression from your range of finds that you detect the right way (ie. systematically). I predict that you will do very well in the near future...

Here's hoping your prediction comes true Crusader 'Systematically' - that about sums it up - I try to get a whole field covered rather than bits here and there - armed with zoomed in ordnance survey maps, google earth photos and coloured pens. I'm beginning to think though that this part of the country was perhaps poorer (or more careful) in ancient times than where you hunt.
I've been privileged to meet some lovely Farming families in these last 9 months and I appreciate their friendship and generosity greatly - I can't travel too far from home just yet due to family commitments but my day will come!

Many of my fields are similar to yours (many of course much better but I have to find them amongst hundreds). However, your right, my area was used heavily since Roman Times & is close to the River. As SS has said many a time, water is the key. Its not always obvious though as springs dry up & so do old water courses.
To begin with its worth covering every bit of land you have permission for. If you complete a field & it doesn't produce much, then cross it of the list. Better ones you can return to for years. Sometimes the hardest fields have 1 or 2 items which make all the effort worth it. Never give up until its all covered, or it may play on your mind what you may have missed.
This is not always possible with the limited time, but you can do chucks every year & as you say mark where you have done on maps.

Keep at it & I know your be posting the best the UK can offer

 

[garthbfan169]

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Nice finds DB good luck in hunting the other 3!!