Found a British coin..

[Fighting Irish 0]

..but can't figure out what it is

The coin is about 24mm in diameter and its thickness is less than 1mm

I will get a chance to measure its weight this weekend

It looks like this coin, but the coin i have looks silver not gold

http://www.ringramcoins.com/HG1778.htm

http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/public/86752/DSCF0221.JPG

[Fighting Irish 0]

http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/public/86753/DSCF0239.JPG

On the crest side of the coin i can make out "17"

On the face side of the coin i can make out a "I" and a "D" the "I" is to the top left of the head and the "D" is to the top right

Found in Ireland with a metal detector, it was only about 4-5 inches deep

[Peckris 579]

It looks like this coin, but the coin i have looks silver not gold

http://www.ringramcoins.com/HG1778.htm

http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/public/86752/DSCF0221.JPG

It looks like WHAT? Actually, the picture you supplied looks like nothing so much as a dustbin lid visited by several cats and a huge drunk man during the night... (Oh wait, the reverse is a lot clearer)

The Richard Ingrams coin shows a George III guinea, so yours is either a silver copy or a token or a model. It would need very careful cleaning by someone with expertise in restoring coins - have you thought about consulting your local museum?

[Fighting Irish 0]

It looks like this coin, but the coin i have looks silver not gold

http://www.ringramcoins.com/HG1778.htm

http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/public/86752/DSCF0221.JPG

It looks like WHAT? Actually, the picture you supplied looks like nothing so much as a dustbin lid visited by several cats and a huge drunk man during the night... (Oh wait, the reverse is a lot clearer)

The Richard Ingrams coin shows a George III guinea, so yours is either a silver copy or a token or a model. It would need very careful cleaning by someone with expertise in restoring coins - have you thought about consulting your local museum?

MDing isn't allowed in Ireland so i'm not sure what to do with it

[Chris Perkins 223]

It's a brass gaming token surely? A very corroded one. Victorian, made to look like a Guinea. A weight check will reveal that it's not gold (and the corrosion pretty much proves it too).

It's pretty worthless.

[Fighting Irish 0]

It's a brass gaming token surely? A very corroded one. Victorian, made to look like a Guinea. A weight check will reveal that it's not gold (and the corrosion pretty much proves it too).

It's pretty worthless.

Thanks for the info

I wasn't looking to sell it, just looking to find out what it was

If it is a gaming token, approx when were they made?

[Chris Perkins 223]

I think 1840/50s, but possibly later.

They often had an incorrect legend on the reverse, or the makers name. Sometimes they had the right lettering but an impossible date.

[josie 8]

Welcome.

I didnt know the MDing is not allowed in Ireland seen other MDing in the beach.

I didnt know if treasure trove of GB is allowed in Ireland.

http://pages.ebay.ie/help/policies/artifacts.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Trove

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_(Ireland)

http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/d.../2004/A2204.pdf

[Fighting Irish 0]

OK the scales i used only measured in grams and it read as 4grams but jumped to 3grams for a split second a few times

[Fighting Irish 0]

Welcome.

I didnt know the MDing is not allowed in Ireland seen other MDing in the beach.

I didnt know if treasure trove of GB is allowed in Ireland.

http://pages.ebay.ie/help/policies/artifacts.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Trove

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_(Ireland)

http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/d.../2004/A2204.pdf

Ye Ireland is tricky, i think the law pretty much says you can't MD near national monuments and you can't MD for relics/archaeological finds. If you are caught MDing i think in theory you'd have to prove you were not MDing for relics/archaeological finds, which is impossible

[Jake 0]

Ive metal detected now for close on 30 years and in quite a few different countries , the UK and US being the main two.The law as described there is pretty much the standard law everywhere.Keep off the recoqnised preserved sites and theres still all kinds of possibilities.

Getting permission to detect on private property is usually productive , with proper timing most farmers are agreeable ive found.Beaches are fair game as are many woodland areas.

Whats woods today might not always have been woods.The best thing you can do is get friendly with a farmer nearby,approach him for permission , in winter when the fields are barren wont hurt anything , he will be ploughing in a few weeks anyway.

A pursuasive attitude is handy , offer to split 50/50 what you find , its his land after all.Show him a few of your best pieces to get the appetite for treasure wheted.

Your set for life if you do that , every year the land is ploughed bringing new finds to the surface.Usually these fields are so big one guy can never hope to cover it all, enough to keep the busiest detectorist busy for years.

[Fighting Irish 0]

Ive metal detected now for close on 30 years and in quite a few different countries , the UK and US being the main two.The law as described there is pretty much the standard law everywhere.Keep off the recoqnised preserved sites and theres still all kinds of possibilities.

Getting permission to detect on private property is usually productive , with proper timing most farmers are agreeable ive found.Beaches are fair game as are many woodland areas.

Whats woods today might not always have been woods.The best thing you can do is get friendly with a farmer nearby,approach him for permission , in winter when the fields are barren wont hurt anything , he will be ploughing in a few weeks anyway.

A pursuasive attitude is handy , offer to split 50/50 what you find , its his land after all.Show him a few of your best pieces to get the appetite for treasure wheted.

Your set for life if you do that , every year the land is ploughed bringing new finds to the surface.Usually these fields are so big one guy can never hope to cover it all, enough to keep the busiest detectorist busy for years.

Ye i was thinking of asking a few farmers. Are you from Ireland?

[Jake 0]

Not Ireland , no , Scotland.Pretty much the same scenario.I live in Pennsylvania now since oct 07.Here dudes metal detect parks and schoolyards , beaches and places that it seems they just dont care to get dirty.

Ive had superb success asking farmers here.The accent helps as this area was settled by scots back in the day so they recoqnise that and usually its no problem.

Its all about the timing , right after harvest when the farmer doesnt even want to see his fields again for a while is best , its going to lay there all winter doing nothing anyway.

Another great time is right after the ploughing,before its seeded , you might not always get permission at this time but once you establish yourself it gets easier and easier to the point the farmer gets used to having you around almost.Good luck

[josie 8]

Goodluck.

Maybe you will find a hammer.

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