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Title: out on the severn estuary today
Post by: mickycoin "mick" on August 09, 2012, 07:23:15 PM
out on the severn estuary today, had a few finds 1696 william love token, buckles, buttons, geoege111 george1 but would like help to id these 2 , coin weight? and indian what ever, think its made of pewter , its 2&1/4 inches in lenght and 1&1/4 widethanks


Title: Re: out on the severn estuary today
Post by: avalon on August 09, 2012, 08:19:54 PM
That bottom one smells of Viking too me, nice finds  ;)


Title: Re: out on the severn estuary today
Post by: celticspikey on August 09, 2012, 08:30:08 PM
out on the severn estuary today, had a few finds 1696 william love token, buckles, buttons, geoege111 george1 but would like help to id these 2 , coin weight? and indian what ever, think its made of pewter , its 2&1/4 inches in lenght and 1&1/4 widethanks
Good work mick,must get round to estuary search one day.


Title: Re: out on the severn estuary today
Post by: topcat on August 09, 2012, 09:35:26 PM
I had a coin weight like that and it was for a Portugese 1 moidore piece send details to UKDFD they will identify it for you . Terry


Title: Re: out on the severn estuary today
Post by: topcat on August 09, 2012, 09:43:16 PM
Just looked up 1 moidore piece=27 shillings so 13shillings and 6 pence equals half moidore and thats the same as my find its a gold coin of portugal and Brazil .Terry


Title: Re: out on the severn estuary today
Post by: dances with badgers on August 10, 2012, 05:42:40 AM
very nice mick :)


Title: Re: out on the severn estuary today
Post by: mickycoin "mick" on August 10, 2012, 05:08:07 PM
thanks terry for the information on the coin weight much appreciated, and thanks also everyone else for your comments, will pass it on to the f.l.o when he visits our club next, let the experts have a look :-\ :-\   mickycoin ;D ;D


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