KING GEORGE II & a vintage fishin reel LOL

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

got out twice in the last week.hit a old cellar hole that i been to before and wandered far away from the hole.found a vintage fishin reel 1898 v-nickel.
today (sat) went to another cellar hole and dug what i think is a 1749 King George II.front is wiped and appears to have been silver gilted on the front for some strange reason :confused: a few buttons & a old enameled bar pin

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

more pics

[del]

congrats on the KGII and the reel is cool |:cheering: very sweet button :smitten:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

congrats on the KGII and the reel is cool |:cheering: very sweet button :smitten:

thanks Dan! hey there is definitly silver gilt on the obverse of the KG.have you ever seen this before?

[OxShoeDrew]

A little bit of everything. Looks like 1749 in the picture. Interesting silver on the KG. I'll have to check back to see what you found out.

[del]

thanks Dan! hey there is definitly silver gilt on the obverse of the KG.have you ever seen this before?


gilt or more of a silver wash , Dave .

gilt is a thicker process that doesn't come off very easy
wash can rub off pretty easily

i have found Georges with silver wash on them heres one i got several years ago

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2009%20detecting%20finds/1749KGIIobverse1.jpg

Dan

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

gilt or more of a silver wash , Dave .

gilt is a thicker process that doesn't come off very easy
wash can rub off pretty easily

i have found Georges with silver wash on them heres one i got several years ago

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2009%20detecting%20finds/1749KGIIobverse1.jpg
but why did they do this i guess i mean't to say?

Dan

[sniffy]

Dirt fisher......I know where to find a few brown trouts layin around

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Dan? what was the purpose of the silver wash? to pass it off as a silver coin?

[del]

Dan? what was the purpose of the silver wash? to pass it off as a silver coin?


i doubt it Dave as the silver wash is a far cry from an actual silver coin plus the silver coins usually had a different back and denomination visible.no it had to be for another purpose , wish i knew .

[Fire Fighter 43]

Congrats on the KG and other nice relics, WTG |:cheering:

[OxShoeDrew]

I cleaned off one of mine and it seems to have a gold gild on it. :confused:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

I cleaned off one of mine and it seems to have a gold gild on it. :confused:

weird huh? :confused: