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A rare MM never seen one myself, these charles and james farthings are getting increasingly rare , good job there are still lots in the thames

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They are getting almost as popular as pennies and Charles I shillings on this forum :D

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Oooooooh, someone got that cheap! Colin? 191497832231 Original tinning too! £180 the other week, £80 this!

Goodness knows how cheap it would've gone for if I wasn't the underbidder?

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I had a low bid at this one, the dry verd on this one made me a bit cautious, sometimes these can be really powdery if they are detecting finds. The Thames finds always seem a bit more stable. I was tempted but held back. I would guess at the winner being Ray Hamson of http://www.stuartroyalfarthingtokens.com/

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I had a low bid at this one, the dry verd on this one made me a bit cautious, sometimes these can be really powdery if they are detecting finds. The Thames finds always seem a bit more stable. I was tempted but held back. I would guess at the winner being Ray Hamson of http://www.stuartroyalfarthingtokens.com/

With all that tin on it, I didn't think it to be a detector find? Least not a traditional soil-found coin?

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I'm surprised you didn't value it higher than the other one? I thought it was infinitely better.

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I know some finds Norfolk way that have been in a very sandy soil can come out in that type of condition as detecting finds. Admittedly not very often but it does happen. I have had a couple before that have been similar, I would choose the Thames find every time, purely because of the stability issue.

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Breckland sandy soils throw up the best...as I know :)

When I was working at Lakenheath we ordered 40t of type 1 to sort out safe access to the office.

I found 2 Romans,5 or 6 farthings and about 10 musket balls.

There was also the Saxon king on his horse within 800m

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