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Last night we managed to get a couple of hours in after work, so went back to the same place as near to home.

himself found this incredible buckle, it’s absolutely gorgeous! I found this Mr Man…. He was known as Mr Bump back in the day! Nice button, pot mend a 1886 Farthing, a 1811 trade token, (i have found one before added pics).

Not sure if the last item is a coin or another token, one side is toasted, but haven’t been able to I’d yet! 🤔 xx

And of course another view across the vale, gorgeous in the evening sunlight! xx




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Wow… just got an id on the other coin… its another token… 1788 .. wow!!! .. and yes i found both tokens… just saying… 😆 xx

Another good one! The ‘PMCo’ is for the Parys Mining Company. There are several varieties of this token, some of which have edge lettering and some not. These were produced at Matthew Boulton’s Soho Mint in Handsworth, Birmingham.

During the shortage of small denomination coins in the late 18th Century, by 1786, around two-thirds of the copper coins in circulation were counterfeit. The Royal Mint had responded by shutting down production, with no copper coins being struck for domestic use after 1775 until 1821 (apart from those produced under contract by Boulton as ‘Cartwheels’ et al. between 1797-1807). The Mint had previously rejected an offer from Thomas Williams of Parys Mining for the free-of-charge use of his technology for edge lettering on coins as an anti-counterfeiting measure in return for him becoming the supplier of copper from his Anglesey Mines.
 

Another good one! The ‘PMCo’ is for the Parys Mining Company. There are several varieties of this token, some of which have edge lettering and some not. These were produced at Matthew Boulton’s Soho Mint in Handsworth, Birmingham.

During the shortage of small denomination coins in the late 18th Century, by 1786, around two-thirds of the copper coins in circulation were counterfeit. The Royal Mint had responded by shutting down production, with no copper coins being struck for domestic use after 1775 until 1821 (apart from those produced under contract by Boulton as ‘Cartwheels’ et al. between 1797-1807). The Mint had previously rejected an offer from Thomas Williams of Parys Mining for the free-of-charge use of his technology for edge lettering on coins as an anti-counterfeiting measure in return for him becoming the supplier of copper from his Anglesey Mines.
We are wondering if there is a mining link to why this token is here… there was a significant amount of iron stone mining on our permission … obviously we will never know.. but interesting to think it could be how the token got here.. 🤔 xx
 

Congratulations on your great finds... again! Beautiful area you and Himself are detecting. Thanks for sharing with us.
 

Last night we managed to get a couple of hours in after work, so went back to the same place as near to home.

himself found this incredible buckle, it’s absolutely gorgeous! I found this Mr Man…. He was known as Mr Bump back in the day! Nice button, pot mend a 1886 Farthing, a 1811 trade token, (i have found one before added pics).

Not sure if the last item is a coin or another token, one side is toasted, but haven’t been able to I’d yet! 🤔 xx

And of course another view across the vale, gorgeous in the evening sunlight! xx




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On a scale of coolness from 1-10, I give 15. Awesome finds! Congrats!
 

Last night we managed to get a couple of hours in after work, so went back to the same place as near to home.

himself found this incredible buckle, it’s absolutely gorgeous! I found this Mr Man…. He was known as Mr Bump back in the day! Nice button, pot mend a 1886 Farthing, a 1811 trade token, (i have found one before added pics).

Not sure if the last item is a coin or another token, one side is toasted, but haven’t been able to I’d yet! 🤔 xx

And of course another view across the vale, gorgeous in the evening sunlight! xx




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Love the view, token, (stellar)buckle and Mr. Man....himself may have alittle competition :)
 

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