Lot Essay
The group accompanied by a hand written note:
Year 1813 --
Roman Coins found upon Wakefield Outwood in the Vicar of Wakefield's Allotments there occupied by one Evers by his Labourer digging a ditch, and he struck his mattock or spade into an earthen Pot (glazied), containing several stones weight of those coins which the Labourer sold to some Hardwaremen at Wakefield for a very few Shillings -- they afterwards sold them out at 4 Shillings a pound 'till towards the last, when they had got them to 6 pence a piece. -- Given to Mr Williamson by Mr Woollin and Shepley Watson, - 20th. August 1813.
N.B. Some Hardware-Men at first melted the Coins for the sake of the Copper: they were all at first covered with a green scurf that had Lead in it, as appeared if you put one to clean by fire Lead collected in Globules upon the Coin so put into the fire."
Year 1813 --
Roman Coins found upon Wakefield Outwood in the Vicar of Wakefield's Allotments there occupied by one Evers by his Labourer digging a ditch, and he struck his mattock or spade into an earthen Pot (glazied), containing several stones weight of those coins which the Labourer sold to some Hardwaremen at Wakefield for a very few Shillings -- they afterwards sold them out at 4 Shillings a pound 'till towards the last, when they had got them to 6 pence a piece. -- Given to Mr Williamson by Mr Woollin and Shepley Watson, - 20th. August 1813.
N.B. Some Hardware-Men at first melted the Coins for the sake of the Copper: they were all at first covered with a green scurf that had Lead in it, as appeared if you put one to clean by fire Lead collected in Globules upon the Coin so put into the fire."