Total finds for the day.
Yesterday I had a splendid days metal detecting on the Port Eliot Estate in Cornwall. It was a well organized event in beautiful surroundings and with perfect weather made for an excellent day. Finds were being made by most right from the start, mostly decimal coins because of all the festivals which had been held there over the years. But in amongst the modern coins some nice old coins and artifacts popped out. I was using my Deus on the Deus Fast program. I thought that was the best program for this site as there was a lot of trash around.
Two silver hammered coins. An Elizabeth I Half Groat and Full Groat.
I found just under £10 in spends so near on paid for my rally fee. The area we had to detect was huge and this could have been a 2-3 day rally easy. So who knows, maybe another rally there in the future.
The best of my finds were two silver hammered coins, an Elizabeth I half groat and an Elizabeth I full groat. Ok, they were not in the best of condition, but as they say, a hammy's a hammy and I was pleased as punch with them.
A Medieval Bee Hive Thimble.
Another find I was chuffed with was a medieval bee hive thimble which came out in the same area as the hammered coins. A musket and a pistol ball also came up. That was about all the really old finds I had, but did find some Georgian grots and old pennies, a florin and a shilling.
Lead Musket Ball and Pistol Ball, Also an Acorn Badge.
American Quarter Dollar.
Also found an American quarter dollar dated 1985 which came out looking
nice, I must check the silver content on this one. A few modern trinket
type finds turned up added to a busy time digging.
Below are four photos of the Port Eliot Estate taken by a fellow detectorist.
Monday 24 November 2014.
No silver in the US Quarter. Pre 1964 quarters have 90% silver content..
ReplyDeleteThanks for that info Papa Bear. I never did get around to checking the silver content, went right out my head. Curiosity got the better of me and I've just had a little google, It was interesting to see that your silver coinage went from 90% silver to no silver in one hit.
DeleteWhere our silver coinage went as follows:
Prior to 1920, British silver coins contained high purity, 92.5% Sterling silver.
From 1920 to 1946, British silver coins contained 50% silver.
From 1947 to 1971, British coins contained no silver, just silver coloured.
From 1971 - Present, British decimal coins were issued and contained no silver.