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Title: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: wet feet again on February 14, 2014, 01:22:30 PM Braved the elements this morning, and hit this with
my digging tool. Been there 700 years in one piece then one day !!!! Add as you see fit what a plonker. any help with id please thanks steve Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: DEADLOCK on February 14, 2014, 01:31:09 PM Gutting mate I dread the day I do it been lucky so far
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: Dryland on February 14, 2014, 01:41:50 PM Thats really unlucky and it looks to be in great condition as well
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: stuttera on February 14, 2014, 01:48:18 PM nice find mate .. shame you hit it ... but never the less . very nice
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: 150aceboy on February 14, 2014, 02:13:06 PM Shame that m8, looks in great nik as well, gutted for you fella :(
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: sharkey on February 14, 2014, 02:25:25 PM could of been worse, could of been a quarter noble ;)
Sharkey Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: sinky on February 14, 2014, 02:27:37 PM very nice well done
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: wet feet again on February 14, 2014, 02:32:12 PM could of been worse, could of been a quarter noble ;) i would of thrown myself off nearest hill. Look Sharkey at it every day still cant believ it Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: nobby on February 14, 2014, 02:45:54 PM If you give it to me, it ll stop you looking at it ::)....... ;D
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: Chef Geoff on February 14, 2014, 03:08:58 PM I think it's a King John, Canterbury mint, moneyer Iohan ;) Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: jayhay69 on February 14, 2014, 03:15:16 PM shame that mate it would of been a cracker i wont take the p*$$ like others will :)
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: hotmill on February 14, 2014, 04:11:15 PM It happens mate, I snapped a lovely Eddy penny trying to get it into one of those bloody coin sleeves, my Mrs got me to sit down and made me a cup of tea as she said she thought I was going to pass out ;D
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: LostyetFound on February 14, 2014, 05:03:29 PM hey, what a beautiful coin. a real shame.... do you have the other piece? if so, you can solder it together, burry it for 700 more years and try again......
Sorry.... but still better than nothing, no? Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: grego on February 14, 2014, 05:37:25 PM Hard luck mate, A nice coin.
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: Dungbeetle on February 14, 2014, 06:25:16 PM That's a b*****d Steve, if it's any consolation, I normally do it when they're out of the ground, being a hamfistfed clumsy sod. Still a nice find though. You're on a roll, keep it up.
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: diggaduff on February 14, 2014, 09:00:33 PM Now how you feel, done the same to a Henry v111 groat, still a nice find thou ;)
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: whosyouruncle on February 24, 2014, 07:20:16 PM As long as you didn't break any nails getting it LOL . SERIOUSLY THOUGH, hard luck m8 ,great little find.
Title: Re: how to beat up a short cross penny Post by: deepersweeper on February 26, 2014, 07:36:58 PM looks like a lovely coin,i know how you feel,they look better struck with a die not a spade,still is a nice coin though
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