Title: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: heather on May 27, 2011, 05:24:53 PM Val sent over her hunting angel and she guided me over this ! Does anyone know what it is, we also found lots of 1940's pennies - so a fab day, and of course, on a site that "has been done !" lol so pretty sweet really lol
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z85/stefhan777/20110527_16.jpg) (http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z85/stefhan777/20110527_8.jpg) Still smiling and holding it in my hand ! H Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: nfl on May 27, 2011, 05:31:58 PM if thats your first hammy,you must be in for a brill future ;D ;D,ive been tectin a few years with many hammys as finds but that coin is stunning and would make it on to my wishlist,,,,best i could say is irish eddy penny,cracking find well done.
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Jassy on May 27, 2011, 05:33:31 PM wahay!!!! well done Heather,its a beauty isnt it! sorry im useless at i'd's...cant wait until i find one!
so chuffed for you!! woohoo!! Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: nfl on May 27, 2011, 05:36:34 PM does it say civi tas dublin???
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: handyman [Alan} on May 27, 2011, 05:39:49 PM i agree with the irish Id
its an irish eddie penny Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: handyman [Alan} on May 27, 2011, 05:40:46 PM http://www.irishcoinage.com/EDW1CAT.HTM (http://www.irishcoinage.com/EDW1CAT.HTM)
2nd/ 3rd pic down on this link Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Chef Geoff on May 27, 2011, 06:04:24 PM Very well done Heather, not the commonest of coins around and yours is in fantastic condition. You've set yourself quite a high benchmark with that one. Keep it up
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: The Doc on May 27, 2011, 06:08:14 PM That is pretty superb for your first hammered!
I'm thinking you won't get many as nice as that :) Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: heather on May 27, 2011, 06:16:58 PM ohh I know, Im beaming ! thank you so much for identifying it for me :) and thanks for liking it as much as I do, I shall have a good look now and find the right type.
It gave a rubbish sound too, and my son said, dig it as I was hesitating, and I did, rather roughly because I thought it was another horseshoe, and this popped out. Felt so bad then - could have cut it in half ! lol. Brilliant day, absolutely brill. :) H Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Metalmickey on May 27, 2011, 06:29:09 PM That`s an absolute Beauty :o Well done Heather ! ;)
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Jassy on May 27, 2011, 06:29:33 PM sorry my memory is bad!! what machine you got heather?
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Mungo on May 27, 2011, 06:36:48 PM belter of a first hammie !! well done 8)
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Dodger on May 27, 2011, 06:40:58 PM Cracking find Heather, well done you :D
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: handyman [Alan} on May 27, 2011, 06:51:56 PM Hi heather
please forward the findspot and the pictures to your local FLO [finds liaison officer] for the PAS [portable antiquities scheme]. it's important that all finds over 300 years old are recorded on the national database. if you are not sure who your FLO is, go to www.finds.org.uk (http://www.finds.org.uk) and look it up. Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Chef Geoff on May 27, 2011, 06:55:33 PM Better do it quick, you might not have one soon ;)
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: handyman [Alan} on May 27, 2011, 07:00:03 PM LOL geoff
the contact list can be found here http://www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk/services/portable/portable.htm (http://www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk/services/portable/portable.htm) Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: geordiefred on May 27, 2011, 07:09:49 PM Cracking hammered coin Heather and in such a nice condition too, well done and here's to many more ;)
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Val Beechey on May 27, 2011, 07:20:49 PM Oh.Heather I am SOOOOOO pleased for you. Well done that girl. ;D
Bet it'll take ages to come down off that high you're on at the moment. Funny I wondered why I didn't fine much this afternoon. ::) ;D Val Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: nfl on May 27, 2011, 07:42:19 PM is that why my local flo has had 13 objects/coins inc 1 treasure item of mine for the last 2 months,and its very quiet on the front ;D
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: nfl on May 27, 2011, 07:43:41 PM the bugger has run off to spain ;D
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: heather on May 27, 2011, 07:44:09 PM We will take it into the Museum, someone found an old hammered on this land and the museum bought it ! So that will be a nice trip for in for us, thanks for that Alan. It is in superb condition looking at the ones on the coinage irish site.
Second Issue -Penny - Dublin -Trefoil of pellets on breast: year - 1280 Pellet before EDW -Roman 'N' on reverse. No symbol before C on reverse Definitely the one - after putting on glasses, using magnifying class - lol. Val, Im keeping the HA ! (hunting angel) thanks again everyone, so so pleased - I hope more to come. It was the old faithful that found it, the 25 yr plus ! lol The whites dfx hardly got a sound, but to be fair it was not a good sound at all, its only that this field has history that we (my son and I ) decided to dig everything regardless, I wouldnt have dug it from the sound my detector gave. Goes to show doesnt it !!! Oh enjoying a large glass of cava !! H Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Val Beechey on May 27, 2011, 07:53:39 PM Can't help but say 'I told you so' ::)
You'll have to let me borrow HA occasionally. Like tommorrow. ;D Val Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: heather on May 27, 2011, 08:40:13 PM ::) yes you told me so !!! lol
OK, we'll do deal with HA. Every other day ! LOL still cant believe it ! H Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Val Beechey on May 28, 2011, 07:55:18 AM You forgot to tell us what your Hubby thinks now. ::)
Val Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Roman (Ray) on May 28, 2011, 08:07:28 AM thats a beauty of a first hammered coin heather.cant fault you keep em coming.welldone indeed
ray.. Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: rjm on May 28, 2011, 08:32:24 AM A lovely first hammered find. Well done. :) Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: dances with badgers on May 28, 2011, 08:39:46 AM amazing heather welldone.wow ;D i've only had 4 so far but not in that condition ,awsome :)
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Mrs Steptoe on May 28, 2011, 06:57:52 PM Well done,Heather.Fabulous find!
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: Humfrey on May 28, 2011, 07:29:08 PM great find , well done :)
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: StumbledUpon on May 29, 2011, 09:05:00 AM Lovely coin, well done. :)
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: TheLoveDoc on May 30, 2011, 04:34:41 AM wow :o thats a beauty, well done heather :)
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: simon c on May 30, 2011, 05:14:13 AM Very nice find,the Irish hamerds are'nt very common,well done Heather.
Title: Re: can you identify my first hammered !!!! Post by: dances with badgers on May 30, 2011, 05:21:26 AM unlike the hamered irish which there is an abundance off :D
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