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New Member
United Kingdom
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got lucky today found this half guinea in a ploughed field. also had 3 hammereds out of it as well. its proving to be a little gold mine.i would be gratefull if anyone could grade it for me and a rough price in british pounds.theres a few light scratches and the milling around the edge is in very good condition.   |
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Moderator
 Australia
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With the scratches, I'd grade it a British Fine. Should still be worth more than bullion value - guineas and their fractions have to be pretty badly beat up before they're reduced down to melt value only. Nice find!  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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New Member
 United Kingdom
35 Posts |
seems to be worth about £200. no intention of selling anyhow.im getting a nice collection together of other peoples losses lol
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
864 Posts |
From the land of the Bluenose.....that is an awesome find. Imagine that field is worth another look see. Can't wait for my next trip across the pond to your back yard!
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New Member
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
yeah were off again this saturday,we got about 7 or 8 fields alltogether with a lot of history behind them.had a roman brooch last week aswell,poor condition though.as far as we know they have never been detected before.ive got a post of a few hammereds I found there aswell. happy hunting :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
That's an amazing find of a coin with so much history? How big is the coin itself?
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New Member
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
its not a big coin.about 21mm diameter weighs approx 4.3 gramms. 22 carat I believe. there is also 1,2 and 5 guineas.with any luck theres a few of those lying around in the fields. you never know
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice, congrats on the find! I wish gold coins were laying around in fields in the U.S. !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2589 Posts |
there are, there just way way harder to find. They tend to be found in Civil War battlefields the most I would think.
-XoG
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New Member
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
we have had our fare share of civil wars over here in the last 1000 years lol.there was a battle in the sorrounding fields were we go in the 1600s.when oliver cromwell came down.we have had a lot of musket balls so something went on.im not sure if muskets were used for hunting though.i know its a bit grim but they could have actually taken someones life.
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Valued Member
United States
83 Posts |
Wow...what a find! Bet your heart felt as if were going to burst out of your chest. Mine would have...heck..it's beating hard just looking at the coin!
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New Member
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
lol yeah it did.one in a million find I wreckon. hopefully the snow will clear up so I can go out this weekend,ive aquired some new land right next to a 15th century church so you never know
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Valued Member
United States
97 Posts |
That must be awesome, to search land that has had coin spending (and loosing) civilizations for 1,000s of yrs. You are a lucky fellow for where you're located. Can I come visit?  J/K happy hunting, hope the snow melts quick for ya |
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Valued Member
United States
83 Posts |
Beautiful find! Gold always lights up a conversation!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I live near Kings Mtn Battleground and even though I dont have a metal detector we have found all types of things in them woods. I guess the strangest thing I have heard of was a bayonet stuck about 15 foot up in a tree. I guess it got stuck in the tree and couldn't be removed easily so they left it and the tree grew and it just got higher and higher. I didn't find it myself but saw it on the news years ago about it, we find allot of musket balls and such there though
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Posted 11/16/2009 11:44 am
with Bennie it also makes the chase more interesting knowing there could be more where that came from 
