Pasture finds.

[Doug]

In all the years I have been searching this field it's not been ploughed so the older finds are quite deep.

[Val Beechey]

Nice going Doug and one up for the Deus. It gives me hope. Have no idea what the cruddy coin is but I reckon the bottom bit is part of a pewter spoon handle.  Found this on the Pewter Society. Makes a change to have some readable marks.

Marks denoting the capacity standard

In 1826 the Imperial Standard was introduced to supersede a number of other standards that had been in use until then. In practice a number of regions failed to switch to the new standard until several years later, and indeed non-Imperial standards were still occasionally being used in the late 19th century. The word Imperial on a measure shows it was made to the new standard and is therefore post-1826.

Prior to the compulsory introduction of verification marks in 1835, pewterers often punched their own mark to indicate the capacity standard to which the measure conformed. These take the form of a crown over the monarch’s initials. The most common ones are:
•Crowned WR: made to the pre-Imperial William III ale standard.
•Crowned GIVR: made to the George IV standard of 1826, ie Imperial Measure. This mark probably continued in use until amending Acts came into force in 1835 and 1836.
•Crowned WIVR: made following the amending Acts of 1835 and 1836. This mark continued in use until at least 1855.

Very occasionally, a crowned AR or a crowned HR will be found on earlier measures.

Val

[troutmasterfunk]

Very nice...

[Chainsaw Bampy]

nice fjnds  well done