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Title: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: Neil on November 18, 2015, 08:57:30 AM Well done Shungav on your latest hoard - as I said to you when you showed me a picture, this one will make you famous! Congratulations!
Toenail Hoard, Forest of Dean. GloucestershireImage copyright Gavin Warren BBC News online Hundreds of 16th Century coin clippings have been discovered in a Gloucestershire field. The 500 silver clippings, dubbed the Toenail Hoard, were unearthed by Gavin Warren using a metal detector in the Forest of Dean. Shaved from the edges of coins dating back to 1560, the precious metal would have been melted down and sold. Finds liaison officer Kurt Adams said: "Forty to 60 clippings is normal - one of this size is very, very rare." Mr Warren - who unearthed the Yorkley Roman coin hoard in 2012 - said he was testing out a "beginner's metal detector" in a field, when he made the discovery. "It was about four inches down, all in a big ball - we thought it was pieces of fencing until I spotted the words James I and Elizabeth I," he said. "There were about 500 clippings - like pig tails - ranging from half crowns right down to pennies, all silver." Toenail Hoard, Forest of Dean. Gloucestershire Image caption The earliest clippings date from the 1560s to 1570s and the latest from 1645 With hanging literally too good for those caught clipping the edges off silver coins in the 17th Century, Mr Warren said whoever buried the hoard had been risking their life. "For women the punishment was being burnt at the stake, for a bloke it was being hung, drawn and quartered," he said. "It would have been a lot to have been caught with." Mr Adams, from the Portable Antiquities Scheme, said the hoard, currently being catalogued at the British Museum, was not only "one of the biggest" but a "fantastic bit of social history". "The earliest clippings date from the reign of Elizabeth I, so 1560s to 1570s, and the latest from 1645," he said. "It showed people were defrauding the Mint when it was enormously important that coins weren't tampered with in any way - so it's an incredibly rare find." Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: Val Beechey on November 18, 2015, 09:14:48 AM Blooming heck, what a find. That takes coin clipping to an industrial level. There was me imagining a poor little peasant knocking little bits off a couple of coins. That must have been the equivalent to organised crime back then.
Well found Gav. Incredible find. p.s. Thanks for posting Neil :) Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: wagis on November 18, 2015, 09:29:47 AM what a fantastic find and fascinating bit of history, well done
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: hotmill on November 18, 2015, 10:13:22 AM Interesting find, well done!
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: nobby on November 18, 2015, 10:30:09 AM awsome!! well done shung ;)
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: jcb (THE THIMBLE) jones on November 18, 2015, 11:55:39 AM :) wow what an unusual find well done shungav :)
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: nobby on November 18, 2015, 12:25:16 PM Its not that unusual......I found some in the bed the other day ;D
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: dingdong on November 18, 2015, 05:49:54 PM Well found Shungove,I bet that put a big smile on your face !!
No need for a "CHEER-UP-A- DIST!!!then,that sure ain't no mean (feat),for !! Upon my Sole !!!,well you certainly know yet (B)unnions !!! Come on someone,think of another one..........QUICK !!!👍 Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: nobby on November 18, 2015, 05:57:20 PM how about "put a sock in it"
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: dingdong on November 18, 2015, 06:06:45 PM Ok ???
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: Custard on November 18, 2015, 06:32:17 PM All these remarks are far too Corny to comment on. ;D
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: dingdong on November 18, 2015, 06:46:38 PM Hey Custard,that remark is a bit Callous!!LOL!!!👍 ::)
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: Greg on November 18, 2015, 06:47:56 PM No I'm not joining in, I'll only put my foot in it.
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: dingdong on November 18, 2015, 06:51:15 PM OK...TOE(k)NEE!!!👍
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: jaydogg on November 18, 2015, 07:27:41 PM Good post Neil. This capital crime must have been endemic in times past. :o
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: IFINDNOTHING on November 18, 2015, 07:34:51 PM Great find Gavin, Honestly I wouldn't have known what they were, going to check my scrap heap soon!. The heel of replies seem to be on the cards though :)
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: dingdong on November 18, 2015, 08:44:29 PM Ha!Ha,very good,there's always someone who wants to add their own
FOOTNOTE!!!!👍 ;D Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: troutmasterfunk on November 18, 2015, 08:50:57 PM Fantastic find Gav well searched...👍
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: dingdong on November 19, 2015, 05:19:41 PM Yes,great!!,I've seen the pictures in the local paper !!
I've even taken a clipping !!!! ;D👍 Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: Dryland on November 20, 2015, 02:33:06 AM Well found Gav. As far as finds go this is going to take some beating.
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: daimole on November 22, 2015, 01:32:31 PM Amazing :o never seen anything like it Amazing find :o well done Gav ;)
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: outlaw on November 22, 2015, 02:47:42 PM Well done Gav, getting to be a habit now ;D
Title: Re: Well Done Shungav 'Toenail Hoard' of 500 coin clippings found in Forest of Dean Post by: Kev on December 10, 2015, 06:55:49 PM Only now I knew of this brilliant Gav , top find & top man. ;D not your everyday hoard find for sure lol.
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