Gary's Metal Detecting Forum

Gary's Detecting forum => General detecting talk => Topic started by: Fez on October 24, 2018, 04:07 pm

Title: Hammered values yesteryear
Post by: Fez on October 24, 2018, 04:07 pm

Hi everyone, just a thought when I found my second hammered it got me thinking who would have lost it , would a sixpence or shilling hammy been out of the range of the farm labourers. If so who is likely to have lost them , cheers

Title: Re: Hammered values yesteryear
Post by: Keith67 on October 24, 2018, 08:54 pm

Good question, I can't imagine many people had silver hammered back then, only the upper class of the day.

Title: Re: Hammered values yesteryear
Post by: Maxi21 on October 25, 2018, 11:47 am

Try this website for an idea of value and what it would buy etc.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/ (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency-converter/)

Nick

Title: Re: Hammered values yesteryear
Post by: mayhem147 on October 25, 2018, 12:05 pm

Quote from: Keith67 on October 24, 2018, 08:54 pm

Good question, I can't imagine many people had silver hammered back then, only the upper class of the day.

They would have had pennies/halfpennies/farthings, but I can't imagine groats upwards would have been very useful.

Researching my local area (Suffolk), I've found that a day's pay for an unskilled labourer in the 13th Century would have been around 1.5d, and that regular employment was far from guaranteed.

Title: Re: Hammered values yesteryear
Post by: Fez on October 25, 2018, 12:06 pm

Thanks Kieth &Maxi 👍👍