12/19/17 Report - 500 Year Old Gold Coin Found by Detectorist. Miscellaneous Finds From North Florida. Repurposing Finds.

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500 Year Old Gold Coin Found By Detectorist.
Source: See TheTimes link below.

A gold coin more than 500 years old has been discovered by an amateur treasure hunter close to the battlefield where Henry Tudor triumphed over Richard III in the Wars of the Roses.

Michelle Vall, a teaching assistant from Blackpool, found the coin, a half angel, during a charity metal-detecting event at Monks Kirby in Warwickshire in September. The site is 11 miles south of Bosworth Field in Leicestershire.

The coin was minted during the two-year reign of Richard III — the last Yorkist king, who was killed during the battle in 1485 — and is one of only a handful in existence. The coin measures about 2cm in diameter and weighs less than 3g and is expected to fetch £15,000 at auction...

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fleeing-army-may-have-dropped-richard-iii-gold-coin-h8fwxqbsc

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Finds by Chris N.
Photo by Chris N.

Here are some finds and message from Chris N..

Here is some interesting finds I got down near Vilano Beach. Small Silver Ring old ,some Clad Coins, and a Copper Yes? Copper U.S. Army Insignia. Very Worn! So was the ring. I found them on a down slop wash out.

Thats what. Love about Metal detecting, you never know what your going to unearth... 

Everybody have a "Blessed Safe Christmas" and Prosperous New Year 2018.

Thanks Chis.

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Buoy Made Into Bell

As I've said before, I like to find things that can be useful.  Sometimes it takes a little work, but it isn't difficult and can be rewarding.  I found a buoy on the beach and turned it into a sleigh bell.  All it took was a little silver paint.  The rope was painted red.  I used black tape instead of painting the black part.  I was thinking of the bell in the Polar Express movie when I made it, but it is something like, but much bigger - about a foot across - than a crotal bell I once dug (shown below) .

Dug Crotal Bell

Finding an item that can be repurposed is only part of the fun.  The other part is actually transforming it and then using it.

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