Hi everyone, i have been looking for coins on the foreshore of the thames at low-tide for about 40 years now (mudlarking), and have found some great coins, i have found a gold us indian head one dollar, some uk silver mostly victorian but some much older hammered coins. coins are very mobile in the wider parts of the river. not stuck in the mud. a spot on the foreshore may collect coins like a gold dust pan.
the river mersey is another superb place to find coins and artifacts from all over the world, liverpool was the uk's most important seaport for many years and ships from all over the world docked there.
It's way cool that you can actually scroung arounf the Thames. All I have is the American River over here near Coloma, California!
Hi moneyer12, ancient britains lived there, you may have something like the magnificent battersea shield, or viking long boat there, yet to be discovered.
"The South Fork of the American River changed world history in 1848 when California's first gold was discovered in its stream bed at Sutter's Mill. This discovery triggered the California Gold Rush of 1849, sometimes referred to as the largest human migration for a single purpose since the Crusades. Unfortunately, once the easily found gold was removed, the miners made a mess of things with their hydraulic pumps, causing folks downstream to complain. Eventually, the mining operations were shut down, and today you can still find huge trenches created by the miners 150 years ago." Gold Country! But it still doesn;t have the Historical significance of the Thames.
Thanks for information 19Lyds, that interesting. what do you find from the gold rush. clay pipes. old bottles?
I wish. The American river is strew with river rocks and rough shore lines. If I were 30 years younger, I'd climb around those rocks but I'm not.
