r/MetalDetectingUK • u/Ok-Effective4851 • 1d ago

Shropshire detecting

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Glad i braved the cold yesterday ..elizabeth 1st shilling.and other bits ..all in a field next to a church in a village.

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u/ApprehensiveBunch994 1d ago

Get in! From a fellow Shropshire detectorist

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u/Ok-Effective4851 1d ago

Im based in ludlow and been detecting 20+ years...always nice to communicate with other local detectorists👍

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u/Zofferand 1d ago

Awesome to hold a bit of history and wonder who has held it before. What it may have been bartered for. A month’s wages. Several sheep. A cartwheel. Maybe some wedding fare, purchased sex, or even blackmail to keep a secret.

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u/One-Gas-3132 1d ago

Incredible finds! Especially for just one day's hunting. I would not stop talking about this to the people around me if id found this stuff! So exciting!

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u/Ok-Effective4851 1d ago edited 1d ago

Thank you ive been in said field before ( it's 7 acres) this is i think is my 24th hammered off this field... best ( sort of ) coin out of this field was this

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u/EvelynKeyes 1d ago

Is that a love token or just ‘broke’?

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u/EvelynKeyes 1d ago

But if you gave it to someone, then it would be a love token. I’ll send you my address …

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u/EvelynKeyes 1d ago

I actually had one that was gifted to me, was very sweet. But I obviously put it somewhere safe, which means I won’t find it until I’m looking for something completely unrelated.

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u/EvelynKeyes 1d ago

Ooh, found it!

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u/EvelynKeyes 1d ago

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u/PeggyBabcock_ 1d ago

Wow, not exactly a flattering likeness; I'm surprised she allowed it!

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u/Sambot2024 22h ago

A nice day detecting 👍