Celtic Site - Day 2....

[CRUSADER]

We got blown off this hill last time with bad weather, so we went back today to finish it. It was always a very long shot & we were hoping for just 1 Celtic Find.(out of this very choppy ploughed & sticky land) After 3 hours of nearly nothing & on my very last run of the day, I got the game changer!

17th C Nipple Button
Top of an 18th C? Bell

1683 Maundy Fourpence or Groat of Charles II.
This was a Maundy issue & is a scarce find. I have a Charles II 1 & 2 pence but I've never had a 4 of any King. Most of these Maundy coins (the smaller ones) I find are holed. Because they were given out on Holy Thurday by the King (who some thought had divine rule), they were treasured by the poor. The King was the closest thing to God & they would hole this for wearing. This gave them protection from the evil eye. 4 was the highest denomination & out of the 4 coin set, I would have thought the poor would spend it, keeping the smaller change. 4 pence was a lot of money back then, just to keep you safe.(maybe a weeks food)

 

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[Silver Searcher]

Good milled are harder to find than hammered....nice score.

SS

 

[bill from lachine]

Cru,

Good score on the old coin....maybe you should wear it for good luck....

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[CRUSADER]

Good milled are harder to find than hammered....nice score.

SS

Yes, roughly about 1 milled to every 50 hammered 1/50!

 

[pepperj]

Nice one on the Maundy Fourpence quite a scarce find as I understand them to be.

I got a four this past year and was really happy with the find.

 

[Cross Potent]

Great finds. Really like the silver.

 

[Westfront]

Congrats on your milled silver!

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice one on the Maundy Fourpence quite a scarce find as I understand them to be.

I got a four this past year and was really happy with the find.

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Yeap, you should be. James II is a good one, & not holed as I would normally expect.

 

[robfinds]

Nice milled Cru . Yes milled silver are difficult to find.

 

[Limey-digger]

Hope to find one of them myself one day. Hammered come regular to me but a blank on the milled so far.
Always like checking out your posts your a credit to the hobby.
George.

 

[CRUSADER]

Hope to find one of them myself one day. Hammered come regular to me but a blank on the milled so far.
Always like checking out your posts your a credit to the hobby.
George.

Cheers, mate & welcome to Tnet. Spend the time & I'm sure your be posting one soon, but like most that know, these do not come easy. Unless you have one of those first time out hunts that break the odds.

 

[chiloquin]

Great coin Crusader. Love the very early Milled coins, and this one is a scarce one to boot. Great save.

 

[Argentium]

Another excellent silver there Cru - Very nice indeed . I've been interested in "Maundy coins " for a few years now and I hope to
acquire some of the more affordable/accessible sets in the original cases - but I'm talking about Queen Victoria -and later sets.