New Permission Finds

[Meatslicer]

I was confused coz the counter had a bust that looked more like George the second and the reverse looks like a Guinea. The dimples all over it make it look like it was cast rather than struck or milled. It was in the garden of a house that was a mint in the 16th and 17th century so it could possibly have been made on site using old equipment and counterfeiting dies.
 The pin looked ornate but the pin attachment on the back of it looked like a modern soldering joint so I am surprised its so old. The gilding showed up when I cleaned it in my ultrasonic bath.
I can't claim to have known what either of them were definitely, so I'm not going to comment on degrees of wrongness!

Eric

[colin]

nice brooch that is eric i found a victorian brooch last year with a similar pattern i will
dig a put a pic up later of it

[Dale]

Well done Eric great find, I like the decoration on the fastener !  good hunting

[Moncó]

Great finds.. congratulations..
 

[Svaipa]

Well tidy Eric 

[Meatslicer]

Cheers all.

Reported the pin to Gwent coroner and taking it in to Mark at Cardiff on monday.

The farmers tickled too. He's never had detectorists on his land before, I showed it to him after I'd just dug it out and it was still covered in mud. I'll be going there for the next few months I think!

Eric

[rjm]

Well done, Eric. 

[whosyouruncle]

Envious of your list of finds M8. And Good luck on the site.