Yes, not a common shape, as with the heart shape, although I have 4 of those. Also squares and diamonds I believe, but the most common by far are the round tokens.
05.08.2025 20:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@sdetectorist.bsky.social
A random look back at 30 years of metal detecting in Suffolk. A mix of common finds, and some special. Enjoy. Also @sdetectorist on Instagram.
Yes, not a common shape, as with the heart shape, although I have 4 of those. Also squares and diamonds I believe, but the most common by far are the round tokens.
05.08.2025 20:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0That's a nice local one for me, from my home town of Ipswich.
IOHN CVTTRIS, halfpenny, grocer, 1669.
Thank you Sheena 😊
05.08.2025 18:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Absolutely. Far more personal than a coin, and that link to the trader him/her self 🤗
05.08.2025 18:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0And my favourite by a long way is this scrumptious heart shaped token, issued by Thomas Fovlger of Stradbroke, 1670 🥰
(I have found 83 tokens, 39 different types. There are several duplicates from the nearby town)
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I do love a 17th century trade token 🥰
05.08.2025 14:40 — 👍 25 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1Thank you 😊
04.08.2025 19:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you
04.08.2025 18:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Definitely
04.08.2025 17:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0They didn't come out from under the bonnet, but from behind the radio 😂🤣
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The fire made brothers car go much faster 😂
😂🤣
04.08.2025 16:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Around 500 years of sliver hammered farthings, from Aethelred II (978-1016) to
Henry VII (1485-1509)
Including
Henry II
Richard
John
Henry III
Edward I / II / III
Henry VI
Edward IV
Yep 👍
04.08.2025 13:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Phew, makes sense 👍
04.08.2025 10:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Little and large.
Coins of Edward III.
Farthing, 1361-1369, 0.24 g
Groat, 1354-1355, 4.51 g
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😱
04.08.2025 09:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0If I were mum, I'd be concerned 😂🤣
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In the belly of the beast
Pity they don't still sell them, a cure for every ailment in one pill 😂🤣
03.08.2025 20:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0😂🤣👍
03.08.2025 19:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Very nice too. Been to the castle, but haven't made it to the priory yet.
03.08.2025 19:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0One has been to Norfolk then 👍
03.08.2025 19:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I shall leave that to your imagination 😂🤣
03.08.2025 19:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Nice. And a fragment of a bell pull system 👍
03.08.2025 18:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1A black and white photo of two white ponies stood side by side in a field. They were close by as I took the photo. Only the back of the one in front is visible. The one behind has just it's head and mane showing. They are both wet from the rain
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Equine
Thank you Julie 🤗
03.08.2025 17:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0