Coins Pre 1649 Category
Henry III (1216-1272) Long Cross Penny
Canterbury mint
silver penny issued between 1247 and 1272
Found by Kevin Higgs. The below pictures
show Kevin's coin just as it was found, untouched
by sunlight for approximately 739 years. At first, Kevin believed that
he had found a cut half,
until he realised that the coin was in a folded condition. Kevin handed
the coin to fellow club
member Adrian Young who kindly took the coin into his jewellery workshop
and straightened
it out using a "heating up" method. There is no doubt that
if Kevin had attempted to unbend the
coin himself, then the coin would have snapped in half. Kevin would
like to take this opportunity
to convey his thanks again to Adrian for his excellent work. So does
the club. Well done Adrian.
First Light
As you can see the fold was very severe
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Photos taken on club night after Adrian
straightened out the coin
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Ancient Artefacts Category
Pewter Rat Tailed Spoon Circa 1660 to 1700
Found by Jack Tree. Here we have a wonderful
post medieval pewter spoon bearing
the initials R.R. As you can see this is a very nice find indeed and is
well preserved.
Apparently a person's social position was once indicated by the type of
spoon that he
or she carried. The poor very often had wooden, pewter or latten (which
was a cheap
metal which looked like bronze) spoons, while the rich had finer pewter
(with less lead
content!) or silver. When this spoon was new, it would have looked like
silver (a poor
man's silver) and would have been a cherished personal possession tucked
into a belt
or perhaps a hat and, just like the spoon here found by Jack, many spoons
had initials
carved onto them probably to discourage theft. Congratulations to Jack
on a great find.
Finds Outside of Pembrokeshire Category
Roman coin of Constantine I (AD 307-325), London mint
Found by Jack Tree on the Rotary Spring
Rally in Swindon which the club attended on
Saturday 15 March 2011. The coin is in splendid condition as you can see.
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Coins 1649 - Onwards Category
Dutch Zeelandia Bronze Half Duit Dated 1727
Found by Jack Tree ( yes
it's Jack Tree month!). This is an impressive little coin
and has preserved very well for it's 284 years in mud. I wonder have any
other Pembs Prospectors ever found one of these Zeelandia Dutch coins?
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Club Search Category
Elizabeth I Silver Sixpence Dated 1583
Found
by Paul Duffield on the recent club search near Nevern. The coin is in
better condition in the flesh, than what the photograph below shows, due
to a
lot of detail being wiped out (my apologies) by the camera flash. Nice
one Paul.
Modern Finds (Victoria
onwards) Category
Victorian Period Silver Thimble
Found
by John Rees. A victorian silver thimble. John's new Minelab
Explorer SE with pro coil is certainly bringing up the finds!!
Well done John.
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