Hunting in England last week..........

[Dale(Ia)]

Was in England metal detecting last week & hadn't made many great finds. ( Just got back to Iowa last night! ) Was just leaving the field Friday afternoon for the last time & heading for the van when I got a 12-47 signal on the E-trac.......figured it was another "greenie" big penny but couldn't find it at first but finally a tiny silver colored thick disc fell out of a handfull of dirt. I could hardly believe that tiny piece could give that high signal! I picked it up & could see strange markings on the front & back & that it was very thick & appeared to be a hi-grade silver. Called the other guys over & they had never seen anything like it either, but we're pretty sure it is a coin & possibly Saxon or Celtic but couldn't find anything like it in the books we had.
It is only 9.2 mm diameter & weighs 1.76 grams. Off to the museum it goes for ID & recording!
Anyone has any info I would appreciate finding out what it is!

Iowa Dale

Also eyeballed this 8,000 YO Neolithic point...........less than 1" long & very translucent!

 

[Mark in S.E. IA]

Sweet find. I hope your able to find out just how old that is and was you able to bring that home to the US or did you have to leave it there? I know one thing, your not going to find anything that old here in the US, It's got to be a great feeling to find something that old.

 

[Jason in ID]

That's awesome you got to detect over there. That's a goal of mine. That coin made the trip worth it. Congrats!

 

[ironsight]

Nice find man!

Must be great to search an area where one could find a thousand year old coin.

 

[floodplaindetector]

Nice Find Dale! Very cool. I plan on getting over to England for a trip in the next few years also.

- Dave

 

[Dale(Ia)]

Well, found out it isn't near as old as it looks!

Silver 2 Fanam 1764-1807
Made for use in India by British East India Company
Obverse shows Vishnu holding Chakra in each upper hand

Oh well..........Always next time!!

Iowa Dale

 

[NebTrac]

That's great Dale....getting to hunt over there! I want to thank you for posting your finds and congratulate you on them! Thanks for the pictures.

NebTrac

 

[Chris(SoCenWI)]

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