Chipk
Elite Member
Yesterday at an 1874 home I got a high 87-89 signal on my ATP. Hoping for a silver half I dug and was disappointed to pull out what appeared to be a mudcaked, tarnished can lid.
At home I was about to toss it in the recycle bin when I noticed the “handle” on it. A little scrubbing revealed engraving. Now I went to work cleaning it and removing the tarnish.
What I found is a thin silver disc larger than a silver dollar. It is definitely Scottish in origin. There is a lion, thistle, heather and a sword ( looks like a metal detector to me). There is the Scottish National Slogan, “None Shall Provoke Me With Impunity” and the phrase “I Mak Sicher” (I Make Sure).
There is a date of August 12, 1299 with the initials WW below. Can’t find anything significant about that date but August 23, 1304 is the day when William Wallace was brutally executed. Coincidence?
Watch fob? Kilt decoration? No idea. But I love it.
At home I was about to toss it in the recycle bin when I noticed the “handle” on it. A little scrubbing revealed engraving. Now I went to work cleaning it and removing the tarnish.
What I found is a thin silver disc larger than a silver dollar. It is definitely Scottish in origin. There is a lion, thistle, heather and a sword ( looks like a metal detector to me). There is the Scottish National Slogan, “None Shall Provoke Me With Impunity” and the phrase “I Mak Sicher” (I Make Sure).
There is a date of August 12, 1299 with the initials WW below. Can’t find anything significant about that date but August 23, 1304 is the day when William Wallace was brutally executed. Coincidence?
Watch fob? Kilt decoration? No idea. But I love it.