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LM2E (Lord Marcovan To England)- Detecting Trip - giveaway done, now

Guess the date on the first coin I'll dig in England!

Obviously, not even I know what that will be yet.

But go ahead and venture a guess.

Pick a year, any year.

Really pretty much anything from the first century BC onwards is possible on these fields.

Whoever guesses closest to the date will win a modestly valued (but nice) British coin.

Perhaps one of the UNC George V farthings I got from Dimitri a while back. Or maybe one of the leftover holey silver oldies from my vest.

Update, January 2014: Happy New Year. Sorry I was away for November and December. JCMHouston won the giveaway and as of this post still has not received his goodies, but I'll fix that.


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  • Musky1011Musky1011 Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭✭
    1943
    Pilgrim Clock and Gift Shop.. Expert clock repair since 1844

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry, Jim- I edited the rules on you while you posted.

    Instead of guessing type, denomination, and all that, just guess a date. That's simpler.


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  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭
    1987
    http://stores.ebay.ca/Mattscoin - Canadian coins, World Coins, Silver, Gold, Coin lots, Modern Mint Products & Collections
  • 200 AD
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    agentjimm007- I like the way you think! image

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  • bretts911bretts911 Posts: 764 ✭✭✭
    1847
  • YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1853.

    My English uncle once found an 1853 seated liberty dime in his yard in Yorkshire, in northern England.
    Wouldn't you love to know how it got there?
    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
    1647
    “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."



    - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>1853.

    My English uncle once found an 1853 seated liberty dime in his yard in Yorkshire, in northern England.
    Wouldn't you love to know how it got there? >>

    Indeed. I noticed on one of the forums I read recently where somebody over there found a US gold dollar of about the same period.

    US servicemen in both world wars would be the prime suspects, I think, (maybe even for the Seated dime and gold dollar) but of course the possibilities are endless.

    Which is one of the things I love about detector finds. The aura of mystery.

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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,759 ✭✭✭✭
    1934
    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • sparky64sparky64 Posts: 7,025 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1941

    Edited to say: But I really hope you find something waaaaayyy older. Enjoy!

    "If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"

    My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    BTW, though I don't know the exact location of the fields we'll be hunting, I'll be staying in a converted barn (built in 1715) in Wrabness, Manningtree, Essex.

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  • SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
    610 BC - shooting for the moon, find some Lydian electrum!!
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>610 BC - shooting for the moon, find some Lydian electrum!! >>

    image

    Hey, it could happen.

    If it does, I'll up the ante and give away a gold coin of some kind. image

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  • pcgs69pcgs69 Posts: 4,258 ✭✭✭✭
    I hope it's a 1575 hammered coin! I hope they were made that year!
  • 1945

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  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1963
    3 rim nicks away from Good
  • hchcoinhchcoin Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1910
  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
  • OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1966

    Steve
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  • LotsoLuckLotsoLuck Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭
    1976
  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No guesses here but boy do I look forward to a full report! image

    Best of Luck to You!
    "If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
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  • mnemtsas2mnemtsas2 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭
    1924 farthing. Good luck LM, I hope you have a blast!
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  • JohnnyCacheJohnnyCache Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1740

    Is this an organized trip or did you put it together yourself?

  • HoledandCreativeHoledandCreative Posts: 2,729 ✭✭✭✭✭
    2010, have a great time!
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Is this an organized trip or did you put it together yourself? >>

    An organized trip.

    All room and board and ground transportation included, plus the legalities like site permissions (they have thousands of acres lined up and we get to choose the fields), and then all the export licensing and treasure trove inquests and all that.

    The planning and logistics of this were difficult enough for me as it was. Which is why it has taken me so long to get this far.

    Now it looks like it will finally happen. Thanks in very large part to you, my forum friends.

    I cannot imagine what it would have been like if I'd chosen to go on my own. (Stranger in a strange land, and all that stuff, y'know.)

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  • GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
    1944

    But I hope I'm wrong and you find something much older image
    Ed
  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,675 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1989 Thanks!
    image
  • 1975 ... but hoping for something WAY older! image
    Let's try not to get upset.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1961...but I am sure you will find much older stuff later on.... Cheers, RickO
  • STLNATSSTLNATS Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭
    2006

    Have a great time.

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  • pmacpmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭
    1917, just to have a guess. I hate to say this, but I was really excited to first learn about your expedition. It's been years in the making, and quite honestly, I lost interest and didn't think it would happen. Well, now that it seems a reality, I'm looking forward to some of that lordmarcovan lore. Where can we find your tales, here or the metal detecting forum or anywhere else? Good luck and show those Brits some of that southern humor and yarn.
    Paul
  • erwindocerwindoc Posts: 4,925 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tempted to say you'll strike out...but Ill guess 1889. Good luck Rob!
  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,237 ✭✭✭
    1848
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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,034 ✭✭✭✭✭
    An Egyptian Magic Coin.

    A number have been found in England.

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,073 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1999

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  • 1968

    All the best for a safe and fun trip. I'm looking forward to reading about your adventure!
  • I'll go with an Elizabeth I hammered sixpence. Date? I dunno, 1583?

    Good luck on the trip, Rob.
  • 1876-this is the year my house was built. Good luck to you Rob and come back to the good old USA safe and sound. Olmanjon
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  • 1850
  • StorkStork Posts: 5,205 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1965. Now, I'm not saying it'll be a Churchill, but lets stick with the year imageimageimage

    Cathy

  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>1917, just to have a guess. I hate to say this, but I was really excited to first learn about your expedition. It's been years in the making, and quite honestly, I lost interest and didn't think it would happen. Well, now that it seems a reality, I'm looking forward to some of that lordmarcovan lore. Where can we find your tales, here or the metal detecting forum or anywhere else? Good luck and show those Brits some of that southern humor and yarn. >>

    I really did let this fall by the wayside too long- years- but not all of that was my fault. Certainly I deserve a large share of the blame for procrastinating, though. Funny, but once this started I actually got anxious about it and dreaded all the preparations. Now that they are (almost) complete, I am starting to really get excited.

    I'll probably use YouTube for posting all the story.

    Erwindoc- I could indeed strike out, though my chances of returning without finding a single coin in a week are practically nil.

    Cathy- 1965 was a lucky year. image

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  • worldcoinguyworldcoinguy Posts: 2,999 ✭✭✭✭
    1804

    Good luck on your dig!
  • TestoonTestoon Posts: 152 ✭✭✭
    1971
    Bill
    witty quote goes here
  • 1899

    best of luck over there, hope to hear all about it
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Check out the group's most recent finds.

    October, page 1

    (Man, that rolled out field is sure some beautiful dirt. Looks like nice easy walking and digging.)

    October, page 2

    (The gold ingot presently at the bottom of the page was just announced on the private forum today.)

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  • WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    1807. Best wishes for a memorable trip! image
  • 1701
  • donzmedonzme Posts: 161 ✭✭✭
    1906
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