Mudlarking the River Thames - Why does this Wartime coin have a hole in it? (January 2022)

I love it when a Thames mudlarking find presents a puzzle and a mystery. And I also love when viewers give their thoughts on questions that arise from a find. Like this one - Why does this wartime coin have a coin right through the monarch's head? Was it defaced deliberately and why? What do you think? Let me know in the comments below.
This was a wet and windy outing on the River Thames and as usual the tide left out a varied handful of finds from the past. Each one has a secret history that we can only guess at - like who last held this clay pipe and what where they thinking when they smoked it? Whose jacket did this button fall off? Mudlarking fuels the imagination and that is why so many of us love it!
Thank you for watching. If you would like to follow me on twitter or instagram you will find more finds and info there.
If you'd like to try mudlarking then you do need a permit from the Port of London Authority and you can find the information you need here:-
www.pla.co.uk/...
Take care and see you again soon.
Nicola
Nicola White
www.tidelineart.com
#mudlarking #nicolawhite #tidelineart

[@VenusDeMilitant]

"...The Society of Snails" Is A Wonderful Idea! Thank you for this lovely outing.

[@philipr1567]

They have to plan meetings well in advance to allow the snails enough time to get there.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

ha ha very good!

[@barbaraholzimmer3291]

I love that you're collecting modern coins for charity!

[@christyrich9495]

Cant wait to hear what you discover in the books. PS the 'snail' identification still cracks me up

[@annlindsaywright3169]

I suffer from very bad depression and watching Nicola’s weekly vlogs is a high part of my week.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Hi Ann Im glad you enjoy them. Is there anywhere you could get out to search? xo

[@annlindsaywright3169]

@@nicolawhitemudlark thank you for your reply. No I am disabled and am unable to walk over uneven ground. I have a degree in history and am so interested in what you find and in uncovering their history. I also love the feeling of fresh air and the birds you feature in your vlogs along with the views of the London skyline and the water of the Thames and wherever else you go. I live away up in the north west of England. So once again I thank you for what you do for me. And how you help me stay alive.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

@@annlindsaywright3169 Im very happy that some of the peace and joy that I find on the Thames is able to be passed on to you. through the videos. Sending you much love from here in London. Thank you for watching my videos and for your kind comment too. xx

[@allisongreene2943]

I'm glad I'm not the only person who loves the smell of old books! I say that and my husband looks at me like I'm crazy! LOL

[@robertgregson2183]

The Liverpool button with the wire attached could be from a upholstered chair when you sew a button into the cushion the wire is holding it in place behind the fabric like a quilted cushion great finds Nicola!

[@marionbowler5440]

Lunch with Nicola, amazing. Welcome to 2022 everyone everywhere. 🇨🇦🍁🐘💙

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Marion. And thank you for your beautiful card xx

[@garytaylor2236]

Another fabulous episode, you truly are an Amazing Lady 👍

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Gary x

[@dash6327]

Thank you Nicola for taking us along on your adventures during the last "challenging " couple years. Can't wait to see what treasures you find this year!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you for coming along. x

[@kirstencook1439]

No we have covid out break in building l reside in 😷😇🥶☀️💚🙏💜🕊️🇺🇸🦅🗽 🐇🐦🦋 🥰The books get it rebound to preserve it l now & future 📚 collectors& historians naturalats Mudlarks. Make a Tilde Line Art piece using book cover be fun to see what you get up to . Like to hear bit of the River Thames . Keeping it Rocking 🤙👍🖖😉🤘🧱🌲☀️🤗 for discover more Happiness let 2022 Bolder dreams blossom💮

[@fleurjardin1012]

Thanks for braving the rain to give us a look at what is available at the foreshore today. I thought the "snail" looked like an ant (turned the other way round). I'm glad they redesigned them. The newer buttons actually looked like cannons.

[@jeremyo8233]

You never fail to make me smile! I thank you so very much for the hours of entertainment you have given me!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

I'm glad I bring a smile to your face Jeremy 😀

[@pollatso]

Happy Sunday thank you 🙏🦆🦆🦆🦆

[@DrMelmo1]

A Sunday without a Nicola White video is like the Thames without treasure. Thanks for the videos. Happy new year!

[@neilfranklin5644]

So refreshing during these hot days to watch this wet and windy episode.

[@carolinadiaz8953]

Rainy days are my favorite. Spectacular show of the Thames ❤️ Love the wing earrings

[@charlesperez9976]

Always nice to see the squirrel in your window! He/she is important,just know that. The old books are remarkable! I actually,not by profession,am a book binder,I can make a book,and have given many away,to the recipient’s awe. Yes,have those old books restored,so many of them have been pillaged of their graphic prints. As you know,there is a part of London,a street,that has shops,specializing in these old prints. Save the books! Continue to savor that magical aroma that is the old book,treasure the idea that so many hands traveled through its pages,so many years ago! The book is one of the human race’s greatest treasures,it speaks to us,from a time long gone. ❤️

[@doctorofart]

I am so jealous. Love books, and those look particularly interesting. Nicola, I am so stoked. I live in an old mining town in Arizona which dates back to the early 1900's. I've been hiking the hills above my house with my dogs for a few years and just found the old bottle dump. I didn't even know it existed. It is loaded with glass, mostly broken, but there is a bunch that can be made into cabs for pendants and such. Also there is an endless supply, and a bunch of it has turned to amethyst glass, a most beautiful purple. Really beautiful. I actually can't believe how long i have been watching you, wanting to go there and hunt, meanwhile just a two minute drive or a half hour hike and i'm there. I want to do some mosaic like pieces similar to your fish, but an entire framed mosaic stained glass? and maybe backlit piece. You should do a how to (: thanks for the continual inspiration, John

[@bottlecapdave2021]

Thankyou for the adventure, Nicola. Found a broken clay pipe bowl while digging for metal in my local park yesterday. Super chuffed. Nice fluted and leaf pattern. Spurred with seams. No stem, no maker marks. Took a metal detector to find something a metal detector would not see.

[@johnshepherd7624]

Another great video. Keeping an 85 yearold man sane in these trying times. ps lov the ear rings, HAPPY NEW YEAR.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you John! I do love sparkly earrings! x

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

Those earrings are spectacular! So pretty 😍

[@phoebebrown2883]

The sound of the waves lapping on the shore remind me of my childhood. I grew up in a tiny village which had a beach either end. One was sandy where people go swimming and the other was shingle and was great for cockling. Hearing those waves on your videos brought back memories of the tiny waves lapping on the shingle.......wonderful memories.

[@roypowell3450]

We absolutely loved this video, loved those books as we are into our books. Take care until next week. xx

[@corringhamdepot4434]

When I worked at a summer job at a factory in the mid 1970s, we were issued with brown overall coats every week. Like Arkwright wore in Open All hours. However, the brass buttons/fasteners were separate and we had to transfer them to the clean coats every week.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

that sounds like a lot of hard work! x

[@corringhamdepot4434]

@@nicolawhitemudlark I can't remember exactly what they looked like, but I think that they were a 2 part affair that clipped in and out of holes in coat. So if you find something that looks like a button, but has no holes or shank for thread, then it could be one of these.

[@jonathangriffin1120]

When I was an apprentice in the mid-sixties we would hand our white lab coats in after removing the buttons, then draw out clean coats and re-fit the buttons. The washing process was pretty aggressive so the buttons would not survive if they went through the process with the coats.

[@LFBsmokealarm]

My Dad was a Fleet Street printer and his dark blue overall jacket had exactly this type of button with the wire loop on the reverse. I believe it was in the form of a double loop, so that they could be "unwound" from a cotton bar for washing. Then reattached by winding it back on.Hope this makes sense! Does the wire loop on your button have a split in it too?

[@LoftechUK]

I was a bouncer for many years and licensed but I still find myself hard to stop checking and looking about the place where I go with friends and family. I think Nicola we will always do what we like even when we’re not. ❤️

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Yes, you are right! Being a bouncer must have been a very challenging job!

[@1mmickk]

During the War Nicola would have been in the Intelligence Section, pouring over photos, looking for changes. The War would have been shortened by a year I reckon.

[@jonathangriffin1120]

@@1mmickk Probably at Bletchley Park.

[@artieash6671]

This is one of my favorite kinds of your videos... just you and the river... and what the river sends up. Thank you.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. Actually they're my favourite too ❤️

[@shawpaperiekas600]

I think if I was a mudlarker, I’d be hunting for keys. Lol! I get so excited when you find them.

[@ymirthefrostgiant]

Thanks very much for sharing your passions with us. Old books... Thames glass... pipe bowls... a fascinating display of eclectic thingies on your sideboard... waffling... pure heaven!

[@ymirthefrostgiant]

PS that little cheeky angelic cherub reminded me somewhat of you!

[@larkdavis6041]

Nicola, thanks so much for braving the rain to bring us such enjoyment! Oh! I love old books! On a totally non mudlarking topic, your earrings are absolutely stunning!

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

I agree! Aren’t those earrings just perfect for her face and hair?

[@amandareynolds517]

Hi Nicola -I’ve recently discovered your channel and absolutely love it! I live in New Zealand, our country is so young and doesn’t have quite the history of the UK. But I have been metal detecting for a couple of years now and can totally understand the thrill of some finds that others may not quite see the same way! I have found a couple of Ship half pennies like the one in you video ( without the hole) Not rare or valuable but they don’t come up in NZ that often. My oldest find so far is a 1866 Queen Victoria British penny - I detected it only 15 or so metres from my house! Anyway - I really enjoy your content and if there was anywhere to mudlark, I’d be doing it! Sadly there’s not, but I will live vicariously through you and Si Finds. Love your work 😉

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Amanda! I'm so glad you enjoyed it ☺️ xx

[@mikemoore9757]

When you found the coin with the hole in it , I thought about something I heard years ago. We had a radio personality years ago in the USA named Paul Harvey. He was a master story teller, and he told a story about a man that went into a hardware store and told the clerk he needed 20 washers with a 1/4" hole. The clerk placed them on the counter and told the man that they were 5 cents each. The man said he changed his mind and didn't want them. The clerk asked what was he going to do if he didn't buy them. The man replied "I'm going home and I'm going to drill holes in pennies!"

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Great story

[@dixietenbroeck8717]

I was immediately reminded of a similar story, but in that tale what the shopping crafts-person needed was *stainless steel washers,* for which the salesperson wanted $0.12 each. So, the crafts-person chose, instead, to drill holes through *US NICKELS,* as they, too, are completely tarnish-proof, and only cost $0.05 per piece! As I recall, he needed a HUGE number of those washers (over 100?), so his monetary savings *were significant.* There is usually a "work-around" to any problem, provided one is clever enough to find it! 😉👍

[@cynthiarowley719]

Nice book treasures!! Yum, engravings!!! I'd love to see the contents with you! Glad you asked! Love your haircut 🌞☃️

[@sonyakiser6374]

The "china" couple and girl are adorable! I love the suspense of removing the stem and hoping for the bowl! Thank you, from NC, USA!

[@bodegg2]

The coin has been drilled to make a 'penny washer'. Done it loads of times. Keep larking!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Mick!

[@boomshine87]

What's a penny washer? My nanna has a few old coins with holes in as well

[@bodegg2]

@@boomshine87 A penny washer is so called because it's roughly the diameter of an old penny, or 2p nowadays, and has a relatively small hole in it. When used with a screw or bolt it spreads the load if the screw is slightly too small for the job. I ran out of stainless steel penny washers once, so I improvised using a couple of 2p's instead. No rust!

[@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854]

Yes, I too love the smell of old books 🤗🤭 glad to find out I'm not alone😂 That was a lovely video, Nicola...can't wait to find out what it is you are currently researching.

[@bronwyndobbins282]

1.45 there was a star shaped object. 14.06, looked like a button? 14.14 a small flat round object, coin maybe? 14.38 another button. Beautiful books. I love old book smell. Thankyou for another brilliant episode.

[@iamshotty]

Having lost my beloved father in Sept 2021, the UK Mudlarking community has helped me immensely. Just wanted to say thank you so so much. I wish I had a teleporting machine that I could jump into so that I can join you 😂xx Teresa ❤🇦🇺

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Hello Teresa, I'm so sorry about your father. Sending you much love ❤️

[@marykunselman284]

So sorry about your father I lost mine over 20 years ago and the pain and missing him is still very real we really love and worship our Dads

[@susantash2430]

Always enjoy hunting in the mud with you! All the surprises uncovered!

[@turner9605]

Coins sometimes have holes in them as people used to nail a coin above a doorway for luck/prosperity also it was done on boats too.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

interesting! Thank you

[@turner9605]

@@nicolawhitemudlark Your welcome Nicola, great new year video as well.

[@tinasloan172]

Yes, I have heard this too... I also heard sometimes they were worn round the neck on a piece of ribbon or leather. I have a few with holes in them too! X

[@drunkdunc8738]

Ah yes , a little light reading for the ferry ride home😲cheers Nicola 🍻

[@ChristopherCirillo]

Loved going along with you on this outing. Really enjoyed the endearing little squirrel 🐿 at the end.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Christopher. Glad to have you along. Squirrel is a regular on my window sill. Expect to see more of him! x

[@dotewert9426]

Welcome back --- Super. I am amazed how you spot pipes at 30 paces. Incredible. Thanks for the adventure.

[@valeriejohnston6574]

Happy New Year 🥳 Nicola! A feast for the eyes today, I love how you hold the camera on the spot so we can have a good look around. 👀 I know what you mean about the smell of old books, I love them too. When I’m away from home I look up all the thrift stores in the area and spend hours wandering through stacks of clobber. 😁 So much better than shopping malls. You never know when you might find a treasure! Thank you for taking us with you on another adventure. Love from snowy Vancouver Island. ❤️ Ps. Those were the saddest looking artillery guns, 🥀 lol. They seemed happier being snails 🐌 😄

[@kathisease9924]

Thanks for another wonderful lark on the Themes! You had some great finds, and I especially love the books:D Congrats on that find!!!

[@Wreckdiver59]

I'm going with the bullet hole theory on the coin. It looks like a hole that would have been made with a high power jacketed bullet to me. Something with a lot of velocity and strength to pierce the coin without doing more damage. Enjoy the books. I managed to pick up a few last weekend while doing some antiquing. I love finding old books that may no longer be in print, especially on a subject I may be interested in at the moment. I'm currently on a WWII binge. 😁

[@kevinbartrum8346]

So not a drill then ..because of the date i thought it may have been one those old manual hand held drills where you have a crank for the drill piece and large cog kinda thing..never mind..similar to an old whisker

[@clockwork9827]

@@kevinbartrum8346 i tend to agree with you. i cannot think that a bullet would not have inflicted much more damage on the coin, even if the bullet were fired at point blank range, and the coin was held in place (by its edges) using a mold-type fastener

[@bryangeake5826]

That was a .303 bullet, target practice hole!! No doubt about it, not a drill! or a punch!

[@digi6256]

Thank you Nicola for yet another wonderful adventure. Love the new look, simply beautiful. Lots of love and hugs from Canada!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Dana! How lovely of you x

[@araceliferreira6808]

Beautiful green fish, beautiful creation! I hope this year will be great for you and everybody.

[@paulbenson2452]

Dear Nicola, I enjoyed watching this video, especially the round up. I can tell that you really love what you do. The passion and commitment to mudlarking is so clear Thank you for this gift. Poppet

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Poppet. Lots of love xx

[@monkigrl11]

Happy New Year darlin ! Very cool video today. My Sundays are always a lot better when I see what you've found on the Thames !

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Mello. Thanks for watching x

[@yvonnesquadrilli8997]

Thank You Nicola Another great visit

[@amberglavin6051]

Love seeing the little squirrel 🐿!!

[@mmme9671]

Always a pleasure. I wish you a great year ahead with extraordinary finds, stay safe! 😊🥳

[@grandee4383]

Nicola I absolutely love the books you found about theThames. I thought I was the only one who enjoyed the smell of old books! Thank you for sharing your wonderful finds with us. I learn so much from your channel!! Love from DeeAnn🇺🇸

[@christianeantenni6871]

Bonne année Nicola ! Continuez à enchanter mes dimanches après midi. Je vous souhaite le meilleur pour 2022!!!🥂

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Merci Beaucoup Christiane. x

[@RebelsBestFriend]

Hi Nicola, I love your hair cut. So pretty. Thank you for this days adventures. Margaret

[@debraporch7888]

Nicola, Every Sunday morning I can't wait to watch your video. You don't know how many times I've wished I was there digging with you. I've learned so much history from watching you. May you be blessed New Year. Take care and be safe.

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

Wow -- I love vintage/period books -- and you found some great ones. Those will help anchor the history of many of your finds as well -- what was actually going on on and around the Thames during the historic periods from your finds. Great!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes, Im excited to have them. They're pretty scarce those books!

[@aengusmacnaughton1375]

@@nicolawhitemudlark -- Yep -- "old book" bookshops are hard to come by anymore! I remember when I was in London (1976 -- I was 13), my dad and I were in some shopping district that was just that -- old book shops. And we picked up books similar to yours on English history, and some great 19th-century engravings and maps of London. For reasonable prices. Well -- if you can't find the books or the engravings, *YOU* can always take a trip down to the Thames and uncover bits from the historical past!!!

[@creativeartist2]

We love watching you find interesting things on the shore and telling the history of the objects. Cheers

[@SammyJaneD]

You always find some amazing history, I love watching to see what you will find next. Bet squirrel was pleased to see you back, also, love your hair cut, very nice.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Samantha! x

[@rollonbc]

I remember the snails on the button, how cute. We learned together that they were cannons. keep up the good work Nic

[@webbtrekker534]

The books are lovely. For many years I collected old books. I preferred 1800 and back because the paper was so much better than the wood pulp used mostly after 1800. The first book looks to have 18karet gold leaf on all three edges but the boards appear to be coming loose from the spine. The other looks to be in good condition but needs to be restored. Check around your area and find a good antiquarian book binder. It won't be as expensive as you think. Take them both in and have them both restored. The first one to prevent what happened to the second from happening and the second to preserve the body from damage. You will love getting them back and feel how they felt when first assembled. Then you will enjoy reading them the more with out having to afraid of damaging them. The coin with the hole was probably used as a washer during the war to repair something damaged.

[@christhompson4270]

Some very nice finds hon, thank you for sharing your adventure on the foreshore. I bet if got the tobacco tested it won’t have as many chemicals in it. Love the books, yes get it rebound. Take care and stay safe and well 👏👏👍👍🥰🥰❤️❤️

[@lisalorentz7919]

Planned or not, I thought this was a delightful episode.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Lisa ❤️

[@stanhorch6037]

Another great video, I so look forward to watch these Sunday evening, thank you.

[@Adam-Gates-Mudlark]

Society of snails!!! LOL!!!!! Those coins with holes in hold so many storys, its so fascinating. Happy hunting, Nicola!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Adam!

[@gaynor3976]

Happy New Year Nicola. Successful mudlark on the foreshore. Love hearing the stories behind your finds. Loved your books xx

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Gaynor! x

[@amandabell8827]

Lovely video Nicola! My favourite has to be the artillery button, I love anything military. Also I think it's great that you are so honest and admit when you have made a mistake and can have a little laugh at yourself, it's not often you see that quality in a person. Wishing you health, happiness and more great finds for 2022 😁 x

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Same to you Amanda! Xx

[@virginiaphillips3946]

My Sundays are always made better by spending time in your presence.

[@loicmalakoff6728]

Une superbe aventure riche en découvertes que tu partages et qui est top magnifique👍👍👍. Vraiment génial ces artefacts👏👏. Un passé qui ne sera pas oublié et un coucou à la mascotte 😉😉

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Merci Loic x

[@cdmikie]

When you were showing us the coin that you found, it looked like there was another coin in the shot too. Hopefully if that coin was shot at, it wasn't in someone's pocket!

[@aliencat11]

Loved seeing the books you found. Looking forward to hearing about their contents. Glad you had a good holiday, and happy mudlarking!

[@paulkinzer7661]

That cormorant shouldn't need to eat again for a month! Another sweet visit to the Thames, with you braving the cold rain, and me sitting at my warm computer. Thanks for making another Sunday morning an uplifting one.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Paul x

[@jaworks]

Nicola, seeing one of your videos makes for a great start to the new year. Be well, be safe, peace.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Joey. Same to you xx

[@victorromeo2238]

Hi Nicola. lovely video and 2 nice old books that will make good reading..stay safe..VIC..

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Victor! x

[@andrewmarch7891]

That lovely noise; water on a foreshore; nature's applause surely.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

That's a lovely way of describing it!

[@tommycanuck9176]

Hello From London, Ontario Canada! I also have a Thames river though it does not have near the history yours does. I am a detectorist and also love mudlarking. You and Sci both have wonderful channels and I love watching your videos. I am quite jealous. Keep up the great work and your Art is lovely!

[@ShirleyWhite-rc6je]

Thank letting me watch your wonderful video. That little cross real nice. Take care and stay well. Happy holiday to you , hope you enjoy it.❤❤🎉🎉😮🎉🎉🎉🎉😅😊😅

[@1mmickk]

Its Rain Jewels A Night To Remember if you are wondering. WOW thanks for introducing me to another great band Nicola.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

My pleasure!

[@lesallison9047]

Happy New Year Nicola and to everyone else on this channel. Love the three snail button, so funny 😆 🐌🐌🐌

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Les!

[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks Nicola. Love the sounds of the water and the rain and the pebbles and sand underfoot. It's so soothing. Haircut looks lovely. Btw a cross without the crucified Christ on it is just a cross not a crucifix. Crucifix depicts a crucified person, grisly though it is.😉💜

[@Zandain]

Pretty finds today! Love the Artillery buttons...and I can well understand the wish for them to be 'The Society of Snails' straight out of Dr. Dolittle! 🤣🐌 hello from Denmark 🌸 ❄

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

ha ha thank you! x

[@erinj1360]

Keys make my heart soar. I may have read The Secret Garden too many times as a girl.

[@helenburke9507]

I love old books. What a great find!! Can’t wait to hear some stories.

[@sscampbell7721]

Thank you for sharing your passion of mudlarking and the histories behind all your finds.#shared

[@rsclark1948]

Another Wonderful Video Nikki !!!!!! Those Books Look Very Interesting !!! Rebound They Will Last Another Couple Of Centuries. Xxxxxxxx

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Roger! Yes, they are quite fascinating x

[@lindagomez3114]

Hello Nicola! Hope you're having a Spectacular Sunday as we are watching your Videos!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Linda! I am indeed :) x

[@tarrasams7423]

Hello 👋 from New York USA those military buttons you found are absolutely amazing Thank you for sharing all the history on you're finds and the old books are absolutely beautiful Thank You for bringing me along with you I can't wait to see what you find next 😀 😊

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Tarra. It's great to have you along with me for the journey! x

[@sherryrector2275]

Thank you for sharing. You take care and keep on keeping on.

[@muffassa6739]

Merry Christmas to you all, it's 2022 I love watching your videos everything you find is so fascinating. We are getting over Covid and all of your videos mean twice as much fun.

[@ksully6551]

Thank you for a new and beautiful wander along the water, so nice to walk along with you. I bet the cormorant wished that it had swallowed that eel head first. Your squirrel just had a hard week remembering where all its hidden peanuts were. :). Many good wishes to you for the year ahead, may you find a gold doubloon!

[@underthesurface4435]

Love the artillery button and love the squirrel.

[@stevieb6173]

Happy New Year Nicola , It's so good to see you back , looking forward to your new year finds 👍👍

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Stevie x

[@midnight1on123]

Darling May God continue to bless you this New Year and many more to come. I am looking forward to all of your wonderful adventures to see what you find they all are so exciting and the history behind them fascinating.Thank you for sharing 🌹♥️🌹

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you ❤️😘

[@joyceclark8476]

Hi Nicola, You and your videos always make my day. Thank you. Joyce. ❤️🇺🇸🙏

[@missmaryhdream6560]

I do love those old buttons well done on your funds. Happy New year God bless you and keep you safe 💕

[@fiberotter]

I adore old books. My prized one is The Pirate, that was printed for a gentleman in Edinburgh in 1831. I got it at a library book sale in my town in Texas. I have often wondered how it got here.

[@jonathangriffin1120]

About forty years ago I picked up a book from 1923, 'Gas and Oil Engine Operation' by J. Okill M.I.A.E. from a bookstall at a village fete. The book carries a sticker inside it, 'Thacker, Spink & Co. Booksellers, Stationers & Printers, Calcutta. The village was Leigh-on-Mendip, 15 miles from where it was printed by the Pitman Press, Bath.

[@sharong8511]

@fiberotter What a treasure! I love old books, too. When I was younger I was given some community hours for a teenage transgression and was allowed to choose where I did my time, as it were. I chose the basement of the Salvation Army thrift store where dozens and dozens of dusty books resided. I was in Heaven especially when I was told that I was welcome to take any books home that my heart desired. It was a win-win. Sally got their basement cleared and I had hours of enjoyment ahead of me.

[@fiberotter]

@@sharong8511 Oh my gosh! Pure heaven!!

[@jeffrush3934]

Happy new year Nicola, thank you for another great video of your adventures along the Thames. Interesting finding the coin with the hole in, looks like a drill hole, have no idea why the hole, but I do know that in ancient times coins with holes in was so that the owner could hang them on a string on his/.her person, probably before pockets . I used to have some very old Chinese coins with holes in. I look forward to yoiur next exciting mud lark. Have a good week

[@louisaterrry2363]

Happy new year to you Nicola :) thanks for sharing some more great finds. I find antique books just as intriguing as the treasures on the foreshore, I always wonder who owned them before I obtained a couple myself. Agree about the smell too!!

[@melissamyers4158]

I loved it when you found that cross. It's beautiful

[@luana1600]

Thank you Nicola for another great video!!

[@hamaniecheenibass5729]

I enjoyed this larking adventure...you really brighten up my otherwise dull Sunday afternoon

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Hamanie! I hope you have a good evening x

[@robertballard8833]

Good for you for having time for yourself. As a musician, I can tell you its easy to let your hobby take over your life. We love your vids, but take time for you, too!