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Title: Folded hammerd penny Post by: colwynbay caravans on February 24, 2017, 05:11:29 PM Managed to get out for a few hrs today after having a argument with the boss at work aka me😬,found a folded hammerd penny, haven't got a clue what it is if anyone can help with a I'd,has any body got any advice on straitening it out or should I just leave as is,any advice would be much appreciated cheers
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: jimjoiner on February 24, 2017, 06:32:23 PM Your on a roll mate.
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: dingdong on February 24, 2017, 06:39:05 PM Very nice coin find "Colwyn Bay"... Difficult to ID but I'll stick my neck out and say it's(possibly)..A Henry !!!....With regards to straightening it.....If it were me I would leave it well alone,I totally understand it's very tempting to try an straighten it out..BUT..Just think how you will feel when it's in two pieces....As I did !!!!.....Good luck,and good hunting..👍
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: colwynbay caravans on February 24, 2017, 07:02:53 PM Very nice coin find "Colwyn Bay"... Difficult to I'd,but I'll stick my neck out and say it's(possibly)..A Henry !!!....With regards to straightening it.....If it were me I would leave it well alone,I totally understand it's very tempting to try an straighten it out..BUT..Just think how you will feel when it's in two pieces....As I did !!!!.....Good luck,and good hunting..👍 hi thanks,i am sure i heard that you can heat it up until its glowing red then straiten?or will it just melt :o lol Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: congerman on February 24, 2017, 08:09:59 PM nice find well searched
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: wagis on February 24, 2017, 08:57:31 PM Nice find there Anthony, I wish I could find time for a few hours out at the moment to.
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: Greg on February 24, 2017, 10:07:53 PM Colwynbay.
If this is you first hammered, I would wait until you have a few more, then fall back on trying to unbend it. Have a look on 'you tube', there are some videos on straightening, silver is quite forgiving, but a word of warning ⚠️ and I cannot stress this too much, between heating and quenching only unbend by less than a mm each time, you will be tempted to rush, DO NOT, it takes a long time, each time check with your loop, if you see a crack forming, STOP. A hammered coin is a hammered coin, some people think they have more character if you leave them as found. Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: jayhay69 on February 25, 2017, 08:48:32 AM leave it as it is,it was folded for a reason mate
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: dingdong on February 25, 2017, 11:08:44 AM Very wise words Jayhay69....👍
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: Myke on February 26, 2017, 11:26:10 AM could it be a love token? in which case I would think leaving it bended would be much more interesting....old silver can easily crack in half!
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: Scuff on February 26, 2017, 01:48:25 PM Edward penny it looks like to me from the bit of inscription DNS and the start of h.
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: colwynbay caravans on February 26, 2017, 07:54:59 PM Hi thanks for all the good advice and in hindsight should have left it as is ::) just because it was bent and throw :)n away for a reason, but 5 mins after I posted this I went on utube so plenty of heat and 10 mins later this is my effort
Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: hotmill on February 27, 2017, 12:46:19 PM could it be a love token? in which case I would think leaving it bended would be much more interesting....old silver can easily crack in half! One theory is that they were bent as a promise to a Saint that the owner would complete a pillgrimage to a particular shrine or Church, owner would carry them in their pocket as a reminder that they had made the promise and they still had to do it. Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: Myke on February 27, 2017, 01:20:53 PM could it be a love token? in which case I would think leaving it bended would be much more interesting....old silver can easily crack in half! One theory is that they were bent as a promise to a Saint that the owner would complete a pillgrimage to a particular shrine or Church, owner would carry them in their pocket as a reminder that they had made the promise and they still had to do it. very interesting ! Title: Re: Folded hammerd penny Post by: hotmill on February 27, 2017, 02:24:08 PM could it be a love token? in which case I would think leaving it bended would be much more interesting....old silver can easily crack in half! One theory is that they were bent as a promise to a Saint that the owner would complete a pillgrimage to a particular shrine or Church, owner would carry them in their pocket as a reminder that they had made the promise and they still had to do it. very interesting ! or rather carried in their purse as I dont think they had pockets back then :) |