FOUND A BEAUTIFUL OVER 200 YEAR OLD 1 PENNY TOKEN WHILST METAL DETECTING
Unearthing a 215 Year old Imperial Crown Token.
Welcome back to the blog, everyone! We are officially in Week 5 of the search season, and if I’m being completely honest, the ground conditions lately have been absolutely brutal.
Between bone-dry soil and heavily stony patches, getting a clean, conductive signal has felt like trying to find a needle in a haystack. But as every detectorist knows, persistence (and the right machine) pays off. This week, a trip to the historic outskirts of Brecon, Wales rewarded me with a jaw-dropping piece of 19th-century trade history.
Say hello to my star find of the week: a stunning 1811 Birmingham and Neath Penny Token!
Checkout this Video of me finding it. TikTok or YouTube.
Live Stream Silver! Unearthing an 1874 Queen Victoria Shilling 🌊✨
If you caught my last post about the 1811 trade token, you know the outskirts of Brecon have been incredibly generous to me this week. But nothing—and I mean nothing—can prepare you for the absolute rush of pulling 150-year-old sterling silver out of a moving stream, completely live on camera!
There is zero room to hide when you're live-streaming. The camera is rolling, and every detectorist, and Fan are watching is riding the wave of anticipation with you.
Say hello to this gorgeous 1874 Queen Victoria "Young Head" One Shilling!
Pocket-Sized History! Unearthing a 1950s Lesney Matchbox Toy 🪖🚗
To close out an already legendary Week 5 of the search season, I stumbled across something that isn't made of sterling silver or 200-year-old copper, but it completely stole my heart.
If you've been following along, my permissions just outside of Brecon have already given up an 1811 trade token and an 1874 silver shilling this week. I thought the site was played out for the day, but right before heading back to the car, I got a loud, chunky, completely unexpected signal.
Digging down, I didn't find a coin. Instead, I pulled out this absolute beauty: a vintage 1958 Lesney Matchbox No. 54 Saracen Personnel Carrier!
If I’m being completely honest, when Week 5 kicked off, I was ready to write this one off as a total bust.
The first few days out on the permissions were dead quiet. I was pulling my hair out swinging over empty ground, digging nothing but the usual modern foil and iron junk. It felt like the fields had completely dried up. But as every detectorist knows, you are always just one single swing away from turning your entire week completely on its head.
That is exactly what happened on the outskirts of Brecon. The tide turned, the signals started screaming, and what began as a frustrating, slow week transformed into one of the absolute best weeks of my entire season.
I cannot wait to see what comes out of the Ground next.