Metal detector unearths 400-year-old sixpence in grazing land

~Alan~ · Jun 7, 2009

Metal detector unearths 400-year-old sixpence in grazing land

A metal-detecting enthusiast "hit the spot" when he unearthed a silver coin more than 400 years old on Sunday.
Keith Andreae, a retired aquarium shop owner, unearthed a sixpence from the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth in pastureland in East Surrey.

Full story here: http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/...zing-land/article-1045814-detail/article.html

Ed in KC · Jun 7, 2009

Great story, thanks!

toymachine595 · Jun 7, 2009

Pretty neat stuff.

-Kyle

Howey01 · Jun 7, 2009

That would be a find of a lifetime good article thanks. Howard

Bearharold · Jun 7, 2009

A find like that would be a once in a life time find . I am afraid I wouldn't sell it ether if I found it . Very good story , thanks for sharing it with us .

HH Harold

~Alan~ · Jun 8, 2009

I found an Elizabeth I sixpence myself, several years ago. It was my first hammered.
Elizabethan silver coinage is one of the most common types found. Reason being, it was a period of great prosperity, so there was a lot of it about.

ProPointer · Jun 8, 2009

Great Story

emfederin · Jun 8, 2009

BAH! You guys will do ANYTHING to make us colonials feel bad about leaving, won't you?

Metal detector unearths 400-year-old sixpence in grazing land

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