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Help to Identify your finds
The following pages and links are to help identify some of the finds you make while detecting.
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One of the most common items found are Buckles they come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes from all periods of our history. Here are some links that might help you to identify them.
Buttons are also a common find. A little bit of research often throws up some interesting information. Below are a few links to help
HARRISON of Goudhurst Kent
Coins are such a complex subject. There are many good Facebook groups to help quickly identify coin finds but for some personal research the links below might help
The example below is intended only as a guide to the positioning of certain marks that are referred to in the identification of hammered coins
Bells & Whistles. Archaeological evidence of bells dates back to more than 5000 years, from the 3rd millennium BC. These very early bells were made of pottery and were later replaced by metal bells. Whistles have been used for various reasons since prehistoric times, made from bone, wood, clay and metal and are a reasonably common metal detecting find.
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