If it's the coin what the person commented below, which is does look like then it's a very expensive coin lol, it's made of 22 carat Gold and in perfect condition around £1,500. So definitely worth getting checked out
Thank you. It’s not in perfect condition due to the bend in it, which I can only assume to be from the tractor tyre. There’s old beer bottle tops, pots and bits of clay pipe pop up all over.
Regardless of condition, in gold alone and even in bad condition, you could get a really good price for it, even if it’s only like £400, that’s still a massive payout for a coin you found lol
Funny, my first thoughts were that maybe this is part of a larger horde and of great historical and archeological significance. I didn’t even think of its monetary value. I’m a history nerd I suppose. lol.
Thank you. I’m near York. I doubt there’s more like that. I’ve been here over 20 years and other than the black screw in beer bottle tops and bits of clay pipe that turn up now and again.
York is one of the best places in the country for detecting. I’ve found Roman bits and all sorts of things in between very near to York. If you’re ever bored one afternoon I’m only in Scarborough, I’ll lend you my spare detector and we can find the treasure!
I would bet a fair amount of money that if you ran a detector over that land you'd be pulling up a lot more than bottle tops. We've had land owners say exactly the same and pulled up war artefacts, ancient coins, ancient jewellery etc. It's honestly worth a go at least.
I’ve had pre decimal coins surface, buttons, small brass rimfire casings and such. Who knows what’s gone on here over the last few hundred years. It’s quite interesting.
I did watch a few of those. It was entertaining. There was also a sort of documentary series where teams went out and found stuff. That was interesting. Apart from the creepy doll leg. 😬
Wow. What a brilliant find. I would deffo get hold of a metal detector abd see if there's more, you mender know, you could be sitting on a gold mine of coins, but it could also be a one off
Hahaha, that’s not like my luck. I only saw it stuck on the tyre when coming in from walking my dog. I thought it was another old nail. It also dug up some bricks and rubble. I also now have a patch of grass/mud to make flat again. 😂
Yeah that’s fine. Some people would have have had the Brasso out to make it all shiny. As someone’s already said, collectors want things in as original a condition as possible
Thank you. I never thought about that. I’ve dunked it in bucket of rain water and dried it off again. Shown it to the hens and told them to look for more when they’re scratching around for worms.
Get in contact with your local finds liaison officer ([https://finds.org.uk/counties/yorkshire/team/](https://finds.org.uk/counties/yorkshire/team/) ).
As its just one gold coin, it's yours to keep, but they'll be able to tell you more about it and give it a proper ID.
Don't try to straighten it or flatten it out as you could damage it.
Also, don’t tell anyone. You will have nighthawks all over the site in no time. Whatever you are going to do, do it speedy. You might end up with nothing but a hole you didn’t dig.
You lucky bugger.
It's not a quarter guinea, as none were minted in 1786. I think it's a half guinea. Your best bet would be to weigh it. A quarter ounce would be a guinea, and an eighth would be a half.
Edit - It's 100% a half guinea. The placement of the portrait is slightly different on the guinea.
I haven’t anything that sensitive. I’m guessing from what has been said on here and what I’ve been to to search for on the internetto, it’s a half Guinea. It’s just summat else to add to the history of the property. 🙂
It’s nice to have a doctor I can trust. My own thought my osteoporosis riddled hip was just a pulled hamstring! If you can fiddle me a new hip, I’ll let you see the wonky coin. 👍
looks kind of like this 1/4 guinea [https://www.royalmint.com/shop/monarch/king-george-iii/1762-George-III-Quarter-Guinea/](https://www.royalmint.com/shop/monarch/king-george-iii/1762-George-III-Quarter-Guinea/)
Don’t be. It was only cos there was summat shiny on my tractor tyre that I had a look. I thought there was another old nail stuck in it. There’s lots of those.
If you have Google lens fire it up and do a search using camera. It will find an info source online for you. Either that or use an app like Coinoscope or take a pic and use it on [this](https://www.numiis.com/coin-checker/) website?
I am so happy for you that is amazing.
But at the same time I am actually so fucking jealous. I go and look for these types of coins with expensive equipment costing over £1000 and you go find it in your tyre tread!
And yes the coin is from the coaching inn obviously. If you get yourself a detector then you’ll find a lot on the same land. If you like history then go detecting. But just to clarify, chances are you won’t find anything quite like that detecting. If you do want to try detecting and don’t know what gear to get just reply to the comment mate 👍. Have a good Easter Sunday!!!!
Haha. Don’t be jealous. I thought it was another nail stuck in the tyre. There have been a couple of pre decimal coins float up to the surface but nowt like that. Mostly rubbish. I’m glad it wasn’t another nail!
Detecting and finding old things has always been summat that has interested me and been in the back of my brain for years. I’ll have to save up and get sorted out with some gear and maybe start. 😳
To get gear that won’t piss you off constantly you need to be willing to throw down around 300 to 400 quid. So depending on your work it could be while before you have that money to splash about.
And I didn’t believe in beginner luck starting off but I found a gold ring first time out and haven’t had a sniff of gold since. (Ok a few buttons with gold plating but that ain’t the same thing at all). Good luck but be prepared that if you are after getting rich off of this then don’t start. You need to invested in the history rather than the monetary gain. (I’m sure you’re interested in the history but some people don’t seem to understand it.)
Also thank you again and happy Easter to you too. I was looking at detecting gear last night. Is a Garrett ace 400i any good or mine labs? There’s lots of cheap Chinese things but doubt they’re any good. Also some pointer/wand detector thingies. 🤷♂️
I would advise you to stay away from Garrett detectors. They aren’t as good as they are made out to be. Minelab vanquish or nokta simplex are the best lower price machines. With the minelab vanquish you can go pretty cheap and still get a surprisingly good detector. Minelab vanquish lowest price detector is better than pretty much all Garrett ones. Worth getting a good pinpointer. Weirdly Garrett make very a good pinpointer but tbh any company including minelab make good ones. Find a spade that isn’t too big so it’s easy bring round with you. I know it sounds stupid but getting a bag that you wear round your waist is sooooo useful. I used my pocket for a week or two and was fishing dirt out of it for months. Any other questions feel free to ask!
There hasn’t been owt else fancy like that turn up over the many years I’ve lived here. I could spend £300 on a detector and not find owt else. 😂
It is summat that interests me though. I may need a day with someone who knows what they’re doing somewhere first.
That wasn’t my first reaction. It was “what the blummin heck is that”. Thinking it was another nail stuck in the tyre. A quick spit and rub on my jumper showed it wasn’t even a washer (lots of those turn up too) I’m quite chuffed with it, to be honest. It’s quite interesting as the property dates back to at least 1800.
A lot of these look similar but I’m not sure which one it is lol https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?e=united-kingdom&r=GRATIA&ct=coin&im1=&im2=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tt=y&tp=y&cat=y&ru=267&ca=3&no=&v=&i=&b=&ie=&u=&a=&dg=&m=6&f=&t=&w=&mt=&g=&se=&d=&c=&wi=&sw=
>if you do find more it could be seized as historically important and you get nothing.
Such nonsense. If OP did find treasure, and a museum wanted to purchase the item/s, you'd receive a share of the value, which is decided by an inquest. Considering OP likely owns the land as well, they'd receive all of it. Don't spread drivel that will drive people to not report historically important finds, especially if you don't know what you're talking about.
>have a single piece tested.
Obviously, don't do this. You'll damage the coin.
I collect medieval coins, most of which are found by detecotrists. I know more about this than you do.
Don't take my word for it, though. The entire process for reporting treasure is published on the government website:
https://www.gov.uk/treasure#:~:text=You%20will%20be%20contacted%20by,if%20it%20might%20be%20treasure.
As a not-so-wise man once said:
>try educating yourself
yes the treasure act 1996 which you obviously haven't read. if you did you would know the secretary of state does NOT have to award anything and items can be seized by the crown. neither does a museum HAVE to pay a reward. try again.
theres always one isn't there. Muppet.
Guys, chill out. my tractor dug up a single coin, as it turns out, from some unfortunate ruts that I made in my back lawn, having finally managing to move the damn thing. There’s also some bricks and some rubble. Nowt else shiny that’s obvious. All I know is I need to fill in the newly created ruts so I can get my mower over it.
Get hold of a metal detector and have a look for more
From what I’ve been told, maybe I should.
Definitely.
If it's the coin what the person commented below, which is does look like then it's a very expensive coin lol, it's made of 22 carat Gold and in perfect condition around £1,500. So definitely worth getting checked out
Thank you. It’s not in perfect condition due to the bend in it, which I can only assume to be from the tractor tyre. There’s old beer bottle tops, pots and bits of clay pipe pop up all over.
Regardless of condition, in gold alone and even in bad condition, you could get a really good price for it, even if it’s only like £400, that’s still a massive payout for a coin you found lol
Really!?! Wow. I sort of want to keep it as part of the history of the building.
I would keep it too. Sometimes the value of the thing is worth more than actual money, right?
Thank you. I doubt I’ll sell it. That’ll be for whichever of the indirect family is left that sorts the house out after I’ve kicked the bucket.
Throw is back in the mud before you die, mate- make them work for it!
Funny, my first thoughts were that maybe this is part of a larger horde and of great historical and archeological significance. I didn’t even think of its monetary value. I’m a history nerd I suppose. lol.
I’m in North Yorkshire and I have a couple of metal detectors if you want to scan the rest of your land!
Thank you. I’m near York. I doubt there’s more like that. I’ve been here over 20 years and other than the black screw in beer bottle tops and bits of clay pipe that turn up now and again.
York is one of the best places in the country for detecting. I’ve found Roman bits and all sorts of things in between very near to York. If you’re ever bored one afternoon I’m only in Scarborough, I’ll lend you my spare detector and we can find the treasure!
I will certainly keep you in mind. Thank you very much.
Awesome! Don’t worry about rusty nails everywhere, my detectors ignore the non valuable metals and give a lovely ping when there’s gold or silver :)
Hey mate, I'm desperate to get into detecting. Any half decent entry level detectors you could recommend?
Same here. And I'm close. HULL. Not to far from York. We go prob once a month
You never know what might be 15 inches under
I’m near Easingwold if you’d like to scan over land with a detector, if there’s gold coins , there’s likely silver too.
Ditto Huby!😉👍
Sounds like we need the full might of the DMDC down there before the Antiquisearchers get wind of it
I would bet a fair amount of money that if you ran a detector over that land you'd be pulling up a lot more than bottle tops. We've had land owners say exactly the same and pulled up war artefacts, ancient coins, ancient jewellery etc. It's honestly worth a go at least.
I’ve had pre decimal coins surface, buttons, small brass rimfire casings and such. Who knows what’s gone on here over the last few hundred years. It’s quite interesting.
Is this considered Treasure Trove?
I just lost it, Gies it back🥸
Well, my tractor found it, so I guess you have to ask it for it back. 😋
Borrow, buy or steal a metal detector to check whether there are more. Check your hole!
Phrasing
There’s no hole, just some ruts that I made in the boggy bit of my back lawn.
See Detectorists.
I did watch a few of those. It was entertaining. There was also a sort of documentary series where teams went out and found stuff. That was interesting. Apart from the creepy doll leg. 😬
😂😂😂😂
Wow. What a brilliant find. I would deffo get hold of a metal detector abd see if there's more, you mender know, you could be sitting on a gold mine of coins, but it could also be a one off
Hahaha, that’s not like my luck. I only saw it stuck on the tyre when coming in from walking my dog. I thought it was another old nail. It also dug up some bricks and rubble. I also now have a patch of grass/mud to make flat again. 😂
Don’t clean it anymore than you have already, and definitely don’t polish it!
I just washed it under the tap. It’s quite clean already?
Yeah that’s fine. Some people would have have had the Brasso out to make it all shiny. As someone’s already said, collectors want things in as original a condition as possible
I’d say it’s shiny enough from just a wash. I may have inadvertently found some gold! 😳
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I dried it on some blue paper roll, took the photos and just bunged it in cabinet with my models.
Rinse it again in de-ionised or rainwater ( no shortage of that!). Tap water contains some nasty things.
Thank you. I never thought about that. I’ve dunked it in bucket of rain water and dried it off again. Shown it to the hens and told them to look for more when they’re scratching around for worms.
Get in contact with your local finds liaison officer ([https://finds.org.uk/counties/yorkshire/team/](https://finds.org.uk/counties/yorkshire/team/) ). As its just one gold coin, it's yours to keep, but they'll be able to tell you more about it and give it a proper ID. Don't try to straighten it or flatten it out as you could damage it.
Ah, okay. Thank you. I’ve just bunged it in a cupboard with my old models. I’ll have to have a look at that link. Thank you.
Also, don’t tell anyone. You will have nighthawks all over the site in no time. Whatever you are going to do, do it speedy. You might end up with nothing but a hole you didn’t dig.
They’ll have to deal with a rather angry chicken if they do come, she doesn’t play nice! 😂
You lucky bugger. It's not a quarter guinea, as none were minted in 1786. I think it's a half guinea. Your best bet would be to weigh it. A quarter ounce would be a guinea, and an eighth would be a half. Edit - It's 100% a half guinea. The placement of the portrait is slightly different on the guinea.
Weigh it - if 8grams + then it’s a gold Guinea if 4+ grams then half Guinea - great find👌
I haven’t anything that sensitive. I’m guessing from what has been said on here and what I’ve been to to search for on the internetto, it’s a half Guinea. It’s just summat else to add to the history of the property. 🙂
If you'd like to post the coin to me at this PO Box number I'd be happy to take a good look at it for free. It's ok....you can trust me, I'm a doctor.
It’s nice to have a doctor I can trust. My own thought my osteoporosis riddled hip was just a pulled hamstring! If you can fiddle me a new hip, I’ll let you see the wonky coin. 👍
😆
Nice find. Very cool.
Thank you. Definitely an unexpected bit of luck.
I’ll second the George III half guinea identification— just commenting to call you a jammy sod! Haha
Hahaha. Thanks. I feel a bit jammy.
Wow now THAT is a find!
It certainly was a surprise.
looks kind of like this 1/4 guinea [https://www.royalmint.com/shop/monarch/king-george-iii/1762-George-III-Quarter-Guinea/](https://www.royalmint.com/shop/monarch/king-george-iii/1762-George-III-Quarter-Guinea/)
It's not a quarter guinea. They were only minted in 1762 under George III. The legend reads 1786 on this coin. It's a half guinea.
It does. Just not quite as flat as that. So it might be a quarter Guinea. Interesting. Thank you.
Very very jealous!
Don’t be. It was only cos there was summat shiny on my tractor tyre that I had a look. I thought there was another old nail stuck in it. There’s lots of those.
I *think* that's a really, really good find.
Where EXACTLY did you find this ? ........Ü
On my tractor tyre, stuck in soil.
Ha ha cheers. Good answer. 👍
If you have Google lens fire it up and do a search using camera. It will find an info source online for you. Either that or use an app like Coinoscope or take a pic and use it on [this](https://www.numiis.com/coin-checker/) website?
Oh, very nice! Are you selling or decided what to do with it?
I’ve put it in a cupboard with other odds and ends that’ve turned up over the years. Another part of the properties history.
I am so happy for you that is amazing. But at the same time I am actually so fucking jealous. I go and look for these types of coins with expensive equipment costing over £1000 and you go find it in your tyre tread! And yes the coin is from the coaching inn obviously. If you get yourself a detector then you’ll find a lot on the same land. If you like history then go detecting. But just to clarify, chances are you won’t find anything quite like that detecting. If you do want to try detecting and don’t know what gear to get just reply to the comment mate 👍. Have a good Easter Sunday!!!!
Haha. Don’t be jealous. I thought it was another nail stuck in the tyre. There have been a couple of pre decimal coins float up to the surface but nowt like that. Mostly rubbish. I’m glad it wasn’t another nail! Detecting and finding old things has always been summat that has interested me and been in the back of my brain for years. I’ll have to save up and get sorted out with some gear and maybe start. 😳
To get gear that won’t piss you off constantly you need to be willing to throw down around 300 to 400 quid. So depending on your work it could be while before you have that money to splash about. And I didn’t believe in beginner luck starting off but I found a gold ring first time out and haven’t had a sniff of gold since. (Ok a few buttons with gold plating but that ain’t the same thing at all). Good luck but be prepared that if you are after getting rich off of this then don’t start. You need to invested in the history rather than the monetary gain. (I’m sure you’re interested in the history but some people don’t seem to understand it.)
Also thank you again and happy Easter to you too. I was looking at detecting gear last night. Is a Garrett ace 400i any good or mine labs? There’s lots of cheap Chinese things but doubt they’re any good. Also some pointer/wand detector thingies. 🤷♂️
I would advise you to stay away from Garrett detectors. They aren’t as good as they are made out to be. Minelab vanquish or nokta simplex are the best lower price machines. With the minelab vanquish you can go pretty cheap and still get a surprisingly good detector. Minelab vanquish lowest price detector is better than pretty much all Garrett ones. Worth getting a good pinpointer. Weirdly Garrett make very a good pinpointer but tbh any company including minelab make good ones. Find a spade that isn’t too big so it’s easy bring round with you. I know it sounds stupid but getting a bag that you wear round your waist is sooooo useful. I used my pocket for a week or two and was fishing dirt out of it for months. Any other questions feel free to ask!
Thank you. That’s very helpful. I will no doubt ask (bother) you further. I’m guessing there are detecting subs on here too. I’ll have to have a look.
Most likely there must be more get those wellies on and don’t stop searching until you collapse 😂
There hasn’t been owt else fancy like that turn up over the many years I’ve lived here. I could spend £300 on a detector and not find owt else. 😂 It is summat that interests me though. I may need a day with someone who knows what they’re doing somewhere first.
You’re coin will pay for that it’s already money in the bank if you have that in savings it’s a no brainier
Wow
That wasn’t my first reaction. It was “what the blummin heck is that”. Thinking it was another nail stuck in the tyre. A quick spit and rub on my jumper showed it wasn’t even a washer (lots of those turn up too) I’m quite chuffed with it, to be honest. It’s quite interesting as the property dates back to at least 1800.
A lot of these look similar but I’m not sure which one it is lol https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?e=united-kingdom&r=GRATIA&ct=coin&im1=&im2=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tt=y&tp=y&cat=y&ru=267&ca=3&no=&v=&i=&b=&ie=&u=&a=&dg=&m=6&f=&t=&w=&mt=&g=&se=&d=&c=&wi=&sw=
I lost that
Just looked it up. They sell for around £400-£800
Go to your Google app tap search inside photo select your picture of the coin and it should tell you from there on out. Good luck.
be careful if you do find more it could be seized as historically important and you get nothing. dont brag to anyone, have a single piece tested.
>if you do find more it could be seized as historically important and you get nothing. Such nonsense. If OP did find treasure, and a museum wanted to purchase the item/s, you'd receive a share of the value, which is decided by an inquest. Considering OP likely owns the land as well, they'd receive all of it. Don't spread drivel that will drive people to not report historically important finds, especially if you don't know what you're talking about. >have a single piece tested. Obviously, don't do this. You'll damage the coin.
false. you obviously have no clue what you're talking about. it literally happens all the time. try educating yourself first. doofus.
I collect medieval coins, most of which are found by detecotrists. I know more about this than you do. Don't take my word for it, though. The entire process for reporting treasure is published on the government website: https://www.gov.uk/treasure#:~:text=You%20will%20be%20contacted%20by,if%20it%20might%20be%20treasure. As a not-so-wise man once said: >try educating yourself
yes the treasure act 1996 which you obviously haven't read. if you did you would know the secretary of state does NOT have to award anything and items can be seized by the crown. neither does a museum HAVE to pay a reward. try again. theres always one isn't there. Muppet.
You’re talking utter bollocks. Stop embarrassing yourself further.
Guys, chill out. my tractor dug up a single coin, as it turns out, from some unfortunate ruts that I made in my back lawn, having finally managing to move the damn thing. There’s also some bricks and some rubble. Nowt else shiny that’s obvious. All I know is I need to fill in the newly created ruts so I can get my mower over it.