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| Elizabeth I sixpence 1562 |
I attended a Midweek Searchers rally at Ogbourne St George, Wiltshire Saturday and Sunday. There were some great finds including a half sovereign, Celtic, Roman and medieval hammered coins. These were few and far between though. I was one of the lucky ones with a silver Elizabeth I sixpence.
my other finds:
Cartwheel penny, Georgian halfpenny, 19thC farthing, 14 assorted buttons, remains of a Lesney matchbox Sambron jacklift, bone-handled penknife, unidentified plate, Eley shotgun cartridge.
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| Cartwheel penny 1797 |
The large cartwheel penny was the first British copper penny and was designed to combat counterfeiting. It weighed its exact value in copper, one ounce.
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| shotgun cartridge: ELEY LONDON V cartridge 30mm diameter |
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| gilt button 12mm diameter |
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| gilt button 24mm diameter |
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| Henry III shortcross penny |
On 5th August at a local site I found a Henry III shortcross silver penny: moneyer HENRI ON CANT class 6-7.
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