Title: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: DIGGA on June 04, 2009, 09:26:47 PM I WENT OUT TODAY WITH THE STIG AND MILLSEY TO TEST OUT MY NEW GARRETT ACE 250 WE ALL THINK I MAY OF FOUND MY FIRST HAMMERD......EVER ??? ??? ??? ITS A LITTLE WORN BUT I CAN STILL READ WHAT LOOKS LIKE REX. 1606.MAG BUT AS I SAID IT IS WORN........ I WOULD BE GRATEFULL FOR ANY HELP..... IT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A MODERN ONE PENCE ................THANKS ;D ;D
Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: The Doc on June 04, 2009, 09:32:45 PM It's not a hammered Digga, but it is an early milled silver, so well done.
I think the date is 1696 rather than 1606, and it is a sixpence of William III. Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: viking on June 04, 2009, 09:33:46 PM it looks to be a hammered diggs well done bud nice 1 its the first of many bud :D :D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: viking on June 04, 2009, 09:35:14 PM i was rong diggs never mind bud theyll come bud :D
Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: The Doc on June 04, 2009, 09:38:58 PM Keep at it DIGGA, there could be hammered in that field. The last hammered coins of England were issued under Charles II in 1662, so only 30-odd years before your coin.
Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: DIGGA on June 04, 2009, 09:47:28 PM THANKS FOR THE INFO PETER I WILL JUST HAVE TO KEEP ON SWINGING THE COIL I THINK ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on June 04, 2009, 09:58:57 PM Well done that man , Theres hammered near to be sure! Well done again!
Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: daiaxe on June 05, 2009, 11:33:31 AM well done digger. a nice little hammyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: Gadget(Ian) on June 05, 2009, 12:21:22 PM nice one digger if you found that you should be ok now.
Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: Kev on June 05, 2009, 01:37:17 PM Well done Digger, believe it or not iv never found a William 3rd silver. ;)
Title: Re: POSS HAMMERD ID PLEASE Post by: ROMAN STEVE on June 05, 2009, 09:29:35 PM what a nice silver coin keep on
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