Old coin find

[Pirate pete]

My stepson found this in the whipsticks today oldest coin he has found to date 1677 and also found a bit of colour to go with it (bastard) lol

 

[rocketaroo]

old coin to be found in this country!

 

[TTKooAu]

Great finds... also.. old coin for Oz

 

[B5MECH]

8) 4 pence 8) 8) and a nugget, nice work.

 

[Pirate pete]

Bet the guy who lost it was pissed off lol

 

[B5MECH]

Bet the guy who found it's not, did they come from the same hunt through gold fields?

 

[Pirate pete]

Ya he found the coin and about 3 mtrs away he found the nugget

 

[Wishfull]

That's awesome. What can you tell us about the coin history wise

 

[B5MECH]

Would have maybe come with the first settlers and lost in the gold rush.

 

[user 794]

What a great and unusual find (the coin that is!). Good one. Nice gold too!

 

[AtomRat]

What a ripper of a coin mate!

 

[SC75]

Great find pete and the gold
http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/76681

 

[Ridge Runner]

That Coin should be pure Silver, See Here in these pictures, https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=c...UKEwi-lPbCmOfNAhXF2xoKHWXBAHoQ7AkIZw&dpr=1.05

Here is a List of what they are worth in Pounds Sterling

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/fourd.html#cII

Heres the link to that main site

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/fourd.html

hope this helps, john.

 

[Pirate pete]

Thanks john but i dont think it will ever be sold his mum has told him she wants it as a neckles lol so he had lost it too lol

 

[Ridge Runner]

Yep, It never pays to argue with Mum, I can vouch for that

john.

 

[Heatho]

Wow, very interesting find, well done.

 

[Fishing and gold pan man]

Good find

 

[Fishing and gold pan man]

Any good spots in the Yarra valley for a beginner to try for panning and detecting

 

[Heatho]

Any good spots in the Yarra valley for a beginner to try for panning and detecting

Mate, you're not going to get anywhere with finding a spot by posting exactly the same question in every thread. You need to do some research, no one is going to give away favourite spots.

Research and more research, then go out for a pan and post your results with pics, even if you find nothing you'll gain some respect from fellow prospectors for just having a go. Prospectors/fossickers are very cagey when it comes to spots and for good reason. You'll get to know people by having a go and maybe even turn up to the occasional group outing. It's very rare that someone will offer up a spot on the open forum.

Dont take this the wrong way but it's the way the prospecting community works.

Cheers

 

[Tracker]

Going back to the coin depicted ...

Most likely a 'Proclamation' coin of England.

Which would have dated to around early 1800s to 1870 thereabouts.

There were many foreign coins assigned a standard value in the pre-Federation States.