Wiley's coin and relic by-products from 40 years of gold prospecting.

[deepblue]

Hi OA,
There were no George IV copper pennies minted before 1825 then 1.9 million were minted and in 1826 5.9 million were minted the second portrait was used on both dates. With 6 million of them around I would say you would be in with a good chance of finding one around.
Yep I reckon you gave that one a couple of good whacks. They're all keepers bit of history.
cheers db

 

[Teemore]

Hi Tom,
Slabbed coins are Graded coins by a third party (PCGS or NGC) sealed in a plastic holder and registered to the owner. Each coin is photographed and assigned a grading as well, included in the holder is a chip to register the coin. Grading fees can be as high as $125 per coin depending on the value of the coin.
I have heard of coins that have been stolen, removed from the slab and then re-submitted for grading. The coin has been identified as a registered coin and returned to the rightful owner.
If you own the set of coins such as all the Queen Victoria Farthing 63 coins in total you could be registered as one of the top collectors of this type of coin.
Yes all coins that I have posted are my own. I own a full set of Half Farthings, Third Farthings and Quarter Farthings.
cheers db

Thanks for the explanation, love your collecting passion and advice you're able to pass on.
Cheers T.

 

[wiley coyote]

I didn't know third farthings and quarter farthings even existed! wiley.

 

[Teemore]

I didn't know third farthings and quarter farthings even existed! wiley.

Neither did I, then there's groats (?), 4 pence's and heaven knows what else.
We live and learn.

 

[deepblue]

Don't forget 1/2 groats, 2 pence pieces and double florins also all the great Maundy coins that have been lost waiting for someone to find.
Plus everyone's ultimate bucket lister a Gold Sovereign or Adelaide Pound. Just keep finding them wiley look forward to see what you get next. :clap:
cheers db

 

[wiley coyote]

I've found 3 or 4 groats. I'll put them up soon. I've never heard of anyone finding twopences? or double florins, or Adelaide Pounds. I don't find many coins these days. Most of mine were found 1978 to the early 1990s. There were plenty just laying around then, but now, not very many. wiley.

 

[wiley coyote]

Here's a 1915 farthing, plus 1940 and 1942. wiley

 

[wiley coyote]

Can anyone identify this badly damaged belt buckle? The words on it are incomplete. The word at the top is Inkermanm. To the left of that is Alma? To the right is ?alacl? At the bottom the word is ?upatoria. The word to the left of that is ??rtc? And the word to the right of it seems to be, ahap? The face on it seems to have a moustache and a goatee. wiley.

 

[wiley coyote]

Here's a 1844 crown I found at Stawell. Its edge is stamped. Decus et tutamen. anno regni v111. According to google, This meant, An ornament and a safe guard. Coins were stamped like this to stop people shaving the edges. Google says that this is where the term, penny pinching
came from.

 

[wiley coyote]

This is a brooch I found at Timor. Vic. Does anyone know what the hallmark means?

 

[Newprospect]

Have a look a Langantiques.com they have a search bar if you enter what is on it. Might help..

 

[wiley coyote]

Here's my favourite farthing. A 1799 George 111, with Britania on the front It's unusual because it has a grained groove in the rim. It looks like a rope, but It's hard to see as It's so worn. The date was below his head, but that's worn away also. wiley.

 

[wiley coyote]

Here's a 1906 florin. It must have been laying flat, as I've given It a good whack with my pick. wiley.

 

[deepblue]

Pity about giving it a whack, wiley they are a very collectable coin. 9.25 silver and whilst this date was the largest mintage of 6.5 million they are very sort after. Just don't whack a 1903 or it could be very costly.
cheers mate :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[wiley coyote]

An 1834 Half Crown.

 

[wiley coyote]

Here's a 1900 shilling I found last week. wiley.

 

[wiley coyote]

Two 1825 Half Crowns I found. I've only ever found 3 of these coins, so to find 2 of the same year, I guess they must have made a lot of them in that year. wiley.

 

[user 4386]

Can anyone identify this badly damaged belt buckle? The words on it are incomplete. The word at the top is Inkermanm. To the left of that is Alma? To the right is ?alacl? At the bottom the word is ?upatoria. The word to the left of that is ??rtc? And the word to the right of it seems to be, ahap? The face on it seems to have a moustache and a goatee
Two possibilities -

"Where is the Inkerman Lead?
The lead was part of a long string of leads which stretched from north of Amherst through Opossum Gully in the south and via the Inkerman Lead to Alma, seven miles (11 km) to the north. The lead followed Timor Creek on the east side"

However unless it was found in that area, it is more likely to be related to the Crimean war (1853-1856) where Alma and Inkerman related to battles (we have an Inkerman lead in Ballarat, also a suburb of Sebastopol). The Balaclava gold mine at Whroo is another name from that war,.Malakoff lead another. Here is a medal with what appears to be a similar face on it,

"?alacl?" is probably Balaclava

Face is Napoleon !!! who was allied to Britain in that war.

 

[user 4386]

The face on it seems to have a moustache and a goatee. wiley.
Looks more like a brooch clip on the back to me

 

[wiley coyote]

Excellent detective work Goldierocks. I'd say you're right on the money there with matching the Battles of Alma, Inkerman and Balaclava to it. Also, both profiles are very similar. I found it near Tarnagulla. I'd given up on finding the history of it. Thanks for your help. wiley.