Urien of Rheged
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I've found my fair share of silver coins and a couple of Gold over this past couple of years. It took me nearly a year from starting this hobby before I found my first hammered coin (milled coins appeared first during Elizabeth I reign and gradually took over from hammered by the end of the 17th century.) There is something just special about the hammered's though, they are my bread and butter so to speak as a detectorist in England.
Anyway, the first hammered i found was this Elizabeth I six pence. It was only a few inches below the surface in an otherwise desolate field and gave out a banging signal. I only cleaned it with tepid water such was its condition and I've never since found a hammered in such pristine condition, not even clipped which was a major issue.
I would never sell it...or at least be reluctant at a price I couldn't ignore.... but as far as hammy's go it has to be VF if not EF.
Any ideas what kind of price I coin in this condition could fetch?
Anyway, the first hammered i found was this Elizabeth I six pence. It was only a few inches below the surface in an otherwise desolate field and gave out a banging signal. I only cleaned it with tepid water such was its condition and I've never since found a hammered in such pristine condition, not even clipped which was a major issue.
I would never sell it...or at least be reluctant at a price I couldn't ignore.... but as far as hammy's go it has to be VF if not EF.
Any ideas what kind of price I coin in this condition could fetch?
