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That is super impressive.

Picked this up from the river a couple of weeks ago. No idea who it is though.

It seems like we are talking about the same people here anyway! The tin farthing pictured is exactly how it came out of the river. It looks like the powder covering the coin would dust off. It was a nightmare removing some of it...in the end I left most of it on there. It auctioned at £700. And Peter is right about the plugs. This was plugged with copper, some are found without the plug. The price of going across the Thames on a boat in 1690 was a farthing. Someone obviously dropped this one. In the early seventies a dectorist found a leather pouch on the river near Wapping. It was filled with farthings fron the 1600's.

Quite right Peter. I didn't want to come on here with the sole purpose of advertising the coin, which is why I left the auction name out.

The coin went to auction a few weeks ago to be photographed. It comes up the end of June in London. It's amazing the different valuations I've been given for other coins. One dealer in London has to be joking . Two coins that I took in were valued extraordinarily low! One offer was £30 to £40...went for £700. Two others were spot on. And one didn't even want it.

Had this little beauty last year also on the river. Willaim and Mary 1690 tin farthing.

Thanks for the welcome Peter. I found the coin on the River Thames, I am a licensed metal detectorist. I have been offered substantially more than the price quoted here. The coin is going to auction next month....so yes Rob, it is for sale

Good evening. I wonder if any one can help with the value of this coin? It is Aethelred penny and of the Warminster mint. The moneyer is Godwine (although spelt wrong on the coin!) The colour looks a bit different...but is the same coin. Thanks for any help.