Unusual Find - 3 Pence Made Into A Pin

[Erik Oostra]

A bit of a weird one this morning.. a 1949 3-pence made into a pin.. maybe a hat pin or earing.. it's my first find with the Deus II at a place I call the 'silver mine'.. this spot continues to surprise me with not just its old silver coins but also gold jewellery.. I like this little pin, someone did a good job soldering the post to it..  

[Kodiak]

Nice find.  The pin part looks really straight as well.  I think its going to get harder and harder to find jewelry made from converted currency in the future, as the current coins wouldnt hold up.

[Valens Legacy]

Nice looking earring you found and I hope that you find the other one that goes with it.

Good luck and good hunting.

Stay safe in the water.

[Valens Legacy]

Found this on Etsy. it is a set of vintage coins.

 

[geof_junk]

8 hours ago, Erik Oostra said:

A bit of a weird one this morning.. a 1949 3-pence made into a pin.. maybe a hat pin or earing.. it's my first find with the Deus II at a place I call the 'silver mine'.. this spot continues to surprise me with not just it's old silver coins but also gold jewellery.. I like this little pin, someone did a good job soldering the post to it..  

 

I wonder if that was the owner birth year, if so it would be sterling silver coin / pin if owner was was born prior to 1946 instead of 50% silver. Great and unusual find. 🤩  

[jim tn]

Neat find! Like hand made pieces. HH Jim Tn