S D marked coin or token?

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S - Shillings
D - Pence

Its a coin weight, it might take awhile to pin down the date, maybe 19th C??
 

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There is one other possibility, that I don't like so much, but they do stamp the weights more frequently; Bullion Weight.

However, on probability, its a mid-late 18th C Coin Weight for a Portuguese coin.
 

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As ever CRU great ID :) it was found within 10 feet of an Edward I and henry VIII half groat and a medieval lead token.
 

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The S D for shillings / pence is a great idea and it could very well be it. But as Crusader mentioned above -and I think is important - there should be numbers associated with the S and D. Without that it seems the weight wouldn't have any significance or use.

Maybe they wore off... but it also may help to have a size of this piece. Do you have a weight for it and a diameter? That could help to match it up if it is a coin weight.

But if you are happy with the ID then no need to bother. It's your find :)
 

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Bramblefind said:
The S D for shillings / pence is a great idea and it could very well be it. But as Crusader mentioned above -and I think is important - there should be numbers associated with the S and D. Without that it seems the weight wouldn't have any significance or use.

Maybe they wore off... but it also may help to have a size of this piece. Do you have a weight for it and a diameter? That could help to match it up if it is a coin weight.

But if you are happy with the ID then no need to bother. It's your find :)
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I will def get a weight and measurement for you. Always want to know the full ID, it's pretty worn but I'll see of I can get any numbers on it
 

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Bramblefind said:
The S D for shillings / pence is a great idea and it could very well be it. But as Crusader mentioned above -and I think is important - there should be numbers associated with the S and D. Without that it seems the weight wouldn't have any significance or use.

Maybe they wore off... but it also may help to have a size of this piece. Do you have a weight for it and a diameter? That could help to match it up if it is a coin weight.

But if you are happy with the ID then no need to bother. It's your find :)
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The number thing worried me as well, thats why I started researching Bullion weights but no joy there.

It is also why I thought it maybe unoffical. ie. the guy who made it knew what it was meant to weigh & put the SD so as to give it some convincing letters if it was over looked.
 

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Is there a mark under the S ?
 

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If you look under zoom you can see lettering around the edge if the item. Could it be some type of counter stamped coin?

Dig until your arm falls off
 

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recondigger said:
If you look under zoom you can see lettering around the edge if the item. Could it be some type of counter stamped coin?

Dig until your arm falls off
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bugger, I focussed so much on the SD, I over looked this obivious possibility. If it was a coin, it looks like a large rim around both sides, maybe a dump issue Geo I. Also, the quality could be poor, because it might have been a counterfiet coin put to good use as a couterstamped token. SD - initials of issuer.
 

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What about a cartwheel penny? They have wide rims
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Dig until your arm falls off
 

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Bramblefind said:
Yep that's why I asked for the size and weight :icon_thumleft: It could make a big difference on the possibilities for this.
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Will do they tonight after work ;)
 

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