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Title: Irish and Commonwealth Post by: probono on August 16, 2018, 10:24:34 PM Well, just to prove that I'm still detecting, here are my two finds from this month.....
This is from my usual farm, one of the fields I've been detecting on an off for 10 years now. Just been cut, had some rain - needed to get out and detect :) - there's one corner of the (mostly empty) field that only produces 17th century stuff - I've had a number of traders' tokens and some Williamite silver, but it was hard going detecting the stubble. First up is a Limerick halfpenny token - struck in the closing stages of the wars in Ireland, when the gunmoney had been revalued as halfpennies and farthings - this is my first gunmoney ever, although I've had quite a bit of later Irish copper from the farm - and one Cork penny from 1656. The second coin, is a commonwealth penny - my first hammered from that field (and found not far from the gunmoney), my first commonwealth coin - and my first hammered of the year (thankfully this now makes 2018 better than 2016). I've seen quite a few half groats found, but I don't remember too many of the pennies. Anyway, pleased that the CTX pull up trumps just before I lobbed it in a hedge :) Now I've found one, there must be more there :) (hammered coins in that field, that is) Title: Re: Irish and Commonwealth Post by: matthewbullingham123 on August 17, 2018, 07:52:14 AM That commonwealth is a stunner.
Title: Re: Irish and Commonwealth Post by: Neil on August 17, 2018, 09:41:23 AM Quality finds - well done.
cheers Neil Title: Re: Irish and Commonwealth Post by: alun on August 17, 2018, 01:53:18 PM Class finds. Never detected Ireland may have to take a trip over someday.
Look forward to seeing more commonwealth. Title: Re: Irish and Commonwealth Post by: spaceonwhite on August 17, 2018, 02:14:23 PM Lovely finds there Probono :D
Title: Re: Irish and Commonwealth Post by: Val Beechey on August 17, 2018, 08:16:33 PM Well found Roland. I like that Commonwealth penny. Not often we see one and in such good condition. I Always imagined it would be wet acid soil over there. Wrong again.
Title: Re: Irish and Commonwealth Post by: probono on August 17, 2018, 09:11:22 PM These aren't from Ireland, these are from Cardiff :)
Title: Re: Irish and Commonwealth Post by: Val Beechey on August 17, 2018, 11:18:14 PM Well, there you are then! That’s what you get for reading and watching t.v. At the same time ::)
Oh course you found them over here, I knew that all along ;D |