I was walking my wee dog Sandy down by the river today and when I bent down to pick up a stick for him to chase I spotted this in the shale. It looks like a very old coin, but I can't decipher the writing around the rim. Is there someone I should take it to and have it examined ? We have a local Museum and I wonder if that's the best place to go.

I cleaned it up as best as I could.

will there maybe be an expert at creetown museum?

Looks interesting Pa - I would imagine it is from the early 19 th century

as I sure you know - dont clean it too vigorously - it will prove to be either an early coin or a coke botle lid - I will be interested in hearing what the museum say

It's an old English Shillfing, a rare coin indeed its value would've been the equivalent of nineteen guineas.










Just joking - no idea really, although on first look I thought it looked like a top down view of the burnt crust of a steak and kidney pie

Just joking - no idea really, although on first look I thought it looked like a top down view of the burnt crust of a steak and kidney pie [/quote]


Blimey - its a big coin then

Does it say Coca Cola or Buckfast on the other side? It's far from mint condition at any rate.

Could it be one of Murf's Sponders

That looks very close Wilbert, but what is it ?

It`s an ancient confectioners mould for a limited edition licorice pomfret.

Thought that would peak your interest pa. I found it here it's a badge
http://heraldry.celticradio.net/history.php?id=6

Take it on Antiques Roadshow so they can tell you you scrubbed the main identifying features off

A wire brush and some WD40 did the trick.

Coin my arse.

That's a extra long ribbed Black Mamba Durex.

Why haven't you shown a picture of the other side of the 'coin'?

.....or is this it?

Being a Scotsman paw, are you sure isn't just a coin that had been in your pocket for a long time?

Pomfret, are you American? It's a Pontefract cake.

I think they are one and the same, but Pontefract cake is what I have always known them as, I think I must have picked up the Pomfret thing when I consulted Google about the spelling of Liquerish.

Can you give us a shot of the reverse side, pa?

Nice find, btw!

Umm .... I ran the pic through picassa and altered the balance:



That does look rather like an old, crushed bottle cap, doesn't it?

Only joking The reverse side is so badly rusted that there's nothing really to see.

Wire brush and WD40 treatment to the back as well then Pa.

Pa's getting his own back for being hoaxed

As per earlier comments, it's a Haribo Pontefract sweetie

Sry Pa, it looks like a bottle cap. The edge has been folder over around the rim, unlike any coin ive ever seen. Do you have dimensions, put a ruler on image.