Mudlarking the River Thames in London - A Very Mysterious Coin - Can you ID it?

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you for all your wonderful comments. If you would like to see some of the stranger things that I have found in the River Thames over the years then you can check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIfbn5afpbOprLs

[@yvonnepagan9912]

Thank you Nicola. I have seen that video before but much of it was forgotten, like the turtle rib. No way was I gonna name what that was. Such an unusual find. The Fiolet pipes stir curiosity so plan to look them up searching first through the Great Exhibition. One thing leads to another. Just as a side comment.....if you ever come to Melbourne, we have a large house with two spare rooms. You may use them to keep your accom cost down if you have a mind to. Aussies are a very friendly bunch and love to help out where we can. Our Yarra river is not much of a search area but there are lots of creeks and streams around the old gold mining areas where relics may be unearthed. Nothing as old as in England of course.

[@MaryABaker-rd3mm]

Try a bicycle tire tube repair before you buy new Wellies. Thay might work and cost much less.

[@lorrainemiale467]

So interesting😊

[@sean-or1nc]

Good finds...why didnt you tell us more about the value of the currency and type of metal. Also the pipes what are they made from??

[@joanvisser1313]

@@MaryABaker-rd3mm 8 7 i jou 0

[@lauraoneill937]

Unbelievably, Walter Whiffin is one of my relatives. As soon as you said the name I knew he was in my family tree. He is my first cousin x5 removed. My 5th Great Grandfather who was Richard Whiffin b 21 May 1769 in Westerham Kent was Walter’s grandfather. I am an amateur genealogist and have been researching my family tree for almost 20 years so have managed to do quite a lot of research in that time. I can’t believe you found a button belonging to/made by someone in my tree. Simply amazing!

[@BMW7series251]

WOW, that's amazing!

[@velvetindigonight]

Wow so great for you. Enjoy

[@alantodd7633]

Laura when I was many years younger I knew a family called Whiffin. They lived in a small village in Hertfordshire called Brent Pelham, I wonder if you're related to them? Stay safe. Neil Todd.

[@eddiek0507]

Fascinating...👍🏼

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Hi Laura, Oh my goodness. That's incredible. I think you ought to have the button obviously if that is the case. Please do email me on [e-mail]. That is so extraordinary. xx

[@brokentreeusauka1891]

I am a retired American archaeologist. Whenever you said "What do you see?" I replied "several square nails, some buttons, get that little spoon and so on. Then I realized that I was shouting at my phone. I never could walk anywhere without looking down. Love your vids.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. That made me smile!

[@shirleyn546]

My dad used to say ‘keep your eyes to the ground, you might find a pound’ 😁 nice to think your brother is throwing those coins down❤️

[@christinesbetterknitting4533]

My mother sends all of us children pennies and dimes regularly.

[@cj-cw7wi]

I think the R White and sons bottle stopper is the proof.

[@Numischannel]

Hi Nicola! the "mystery coin" is a 6 deniers piece (nominal equivalent to the English "sixpence" but bronze), this type is called "dardanne" and was struck only under Louis XIV of France (1643-1715), I think in the few last years of his reign. In the center of the triangle there is a letter, it is the mintmark, it seems to be "K", which is Bordeaux mint. They are rare in high grade but common in worn condition. I recall a "dardanne" was one of my firts "ancient" coins when I was about 10 or 11 years old, my aunt bought it for me in a flea market here in Buenos Aires!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Well done! You are absolutely correct. Im impressed with your ID skills

[@fleurjardin1012]

I really enjoyed today's outing. I love the nature shots. Poor bird! He tried so hard to eat that fish and then lost it in the end!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@MsVanorak]

he'd bitten off more than he could chew though - i was laughing at his dilemma and then the problem was suddenly solved. 😊

[@lechatel]

That particular French coin was made from melted down old naval guns. So the metal in your coin was a naval canon from a ship of Louis the thirteenth or even earlier.

[@ALayne08]

The pink boots were good while they lasted. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.

[@tuff-duty]

so well done and so entertaining! your identification of the coins and linking them to the pipes was artistic and I learned a lot! what a gift you have and thank you for sharing it with us!

[@dawndixon402]

I love seeing these videos from England. I have never been able to travel there. But I am 1st generation born in the United States. my mom came from England. After World War II she travelled here. with her mum and dad. The history that you can touch in England. is so much older than anything we can find here. It is so exciting. The antidotal information that you shared. Totally puts it at the top of all mud larking videos I have seen. 👏👍🌞

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Dawn. xx

[@safarikitty9632]

"Pipe and Skull"! It sounds like a perfect name for a Pub!!

[@kknig7874]

R. White's beer.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes it does!

[@matttangles2106]

some great history again nicola i love that pot thing its just the kind of thing i'd keep .... thanks for sharing nicola

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Glad I'm not the only one Matt!

[@aliencat11]

I'm sure your brother is smiling as you find the coins and pipes he set up for you to find. Thanks for your video, and stay well.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Mary! x

[@aleta5873]

Mary Roraff, I agree..

[@lfurches]

Enjoyed learning some more tidbits about the monarchs. I actually IDed George the II and was able to spot a couple of items that you found. hopefully someday I'll be able to travel back to London and see for myself. I also wanted to say that I always love the music pieces that you pick for your videos. Cheers from North Carolina.

[@michelehood8837]

Another wonderful video, Nic 👍 Those coins were amazing. Also, St. Louis, MO, and (pretty sure) Louisville, KY, were also named for Louis XIV. On a side note, I want to thank you for continuing to take us on your mudlarking adventures, especially during this past year. Yours was the first mudlarking channel that I found and followed years ago, and you’ve taught me so much about the hobby just by watching your vids. They’ve been a wonderful and welcomed distraction during this crazy past year for sure - I love how you point the video at the foreshore and encourage us to look for the finds. I think I can speak for many of us that your videos have allowed us to escape the immediacy of our daily reality and feel like we’re in a real adventure. You’re providing a real service, and I thank you very much.

[@Beth_D]

I remember when you got those boots Nic! Has it really been 2 years?! How time flies!

[@215rosebud]

I do too. Has it been that long ago. Geezzzzz... We are definitely dedicated to you Nicole!

[@nancyholm2995]

I remember those brand new shiny hunter boots!!! Amazing that two years has passed so quickly!

[@1d1ane]

You could probably plug those with a ' Vulcanized Stoppah' !

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

yes it's really flown hasnt it!!

[@oges74]

Maybe Si could up-cycle those boots ... or just melt the hole closed

[@stucook8622]

That piece of wood looks like half of a pool cue. Much love from Wisconsin USA

[@mikeandbrendasmith]

I'm sure your brother is looking after you and helping you find those little treasures, it's a good way to think about these things, lovely to see the butterfly 🦋 , some absolutely amazing finds ,thanks for the great video, take care xx

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Mike and Brenda xx

[@lizlunch7066]

Terrific finds, and wonderful nature surprises, especially the seal, the coots, and the poor cormorant who lost his lunch to the wiley seagull!

[@rebeccatopken6532]

I'm astounded at your ability to spot some of your finds. The Victorian coin is a good example. Another splendid day you have shared with us! Some people say that a deceased loved one will leave coins to show they are with you.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! Gosh I hadn't realised that by the way

[@michelehood8837]

My mom used to tell me to pick up any coin I find, whether “heads up” or not. She’d say, “Free money is always lucky!” I still do it (but now I wash them off before I add them to my bank #CovidCoins 😳)

[@randallperry3156]

Finding coins is basically the only perk of doing laundry in my house.

[@neilfranklin5644]

Victoriana penny around 1862 by the look of it

[@carenann918]

I love that your brother Matthew might be sprinkling coins for you, and that his memory is a blessing to you and to all of us. Also, that subplot of the cormorant with the flounder had me on tenterhooks, and sadly it ended the way I worried it might. What a drama!

[@bonnerdebbie]

I love how you connected all those great finds to each other and history. I hope your next boots are as wonderful as those. Thanks Nicola, have a lovely week.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Debbie! so glad you enjoyed xx

[@kellyshepherd5904]

Thank you so very much for sharing your adventures. I find myself talking to my iPad as you move past the many handmade nails and such. Ha ha.

[@Karen-gv8fp]

Nicola I do so enjoy your videos. I left England in 1958, as a child, when my parents emigrated to Australia, but I have always missed England (or what I remember of her). I haven't been able to return, athough I would have liked to. I knew nothing about mudlarking until I chanced upon one of your videos and then subscribed. Mudlarking looks really interesting and so much fun, and I wish I could be there with you. So thank you for doing the videos the way you do so that I can pretend for a while that I am mudlarking too 🙂.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Karen. I'm so glad you enjoy them xx

[@oges74]

18:22 I believe that was Henrys bucket, he was never able to repair it even with the advice from his dear Liza, so he tossed it into the Thames 😏

[@iansuehooper7542]

Nicola, we get quite entranced with the history you unearth after discovering all your finds. Love all your videos which, along with the videos from all the other mudlarking community, have turned us away from the "BOX". Hope you continue for years to come. That extraction of the pipe with the long stem had us on our seats wondering just how long the stem would be. Little pleasures are the best. Sue and Ian, Australia

[@colombecouture7974]

I love learning the history of your finds. Thank you Nicola.

[@suewilson1801]

I love your voice, the sound of waves and gulls... the shots of the birds, especially the one downing a big fish.

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

Nicola and her nature world. 5:19 looks like an old billiard cue. A special place, especially as a foreigner very special.

[@Toffee146]

I'm so sorry to hear you lost your brother, Nicola. So very sad. I lost a wonderful friend in 1991, but that's completely different to losing a sibling. Sending love and best wishes from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 💜

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you ❤️

[@rikspector]

Nicola, This was an excellent video, I loved your finds and your information, it added so much to the presentation. I follow the Mudpies from Bristol, Father and Daughter, I commented on their new mud christened shirts and how the mud was able to preserve so many things. Josie wrote back and said it's really more a clay rather than mud, but claying the Thames or Thames Clay larkers really doesn't work:) That poor Cormorant, I wondered if it would be able to ingest that Flatfish, but I wasn't surprised the enterprising gull got it! It's a bird eats fish existence. Cheers, Rik Spector

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Rik! so glad you enjoyed it. yes, that cormorant. I really felt for it too x

[@delsmith7725]

A most comprehensive reporting of your finds Nicola delivered in a soothing and sophisticated manner. I for one feel refreshed and informed. One cannot fault you. Your'e just too good. What else can I say.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Del! ❤️

[@rach940]

A fantastic video Nicola, thank you! Lovely to see you back! 😊How amazing that one of Walter Whiffin’s relatives has got in touch! Have a great week xx

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Rachel! Yes, isn't it amazing. You have a great week too. Thanks for your lovely encouraging comments. I appreciate them. xx

[@MrNicosuisse]

Hi, your coin is a " 6 deniers Dardenne" a pure copper coin of Louis XIV. Always a pleasure to watch your vids.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you. And well done you are right! how did you do that?

[@MrNicosuisse]

@@nicolawhitemudlark Hi Very common coin in my area 😊

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

@@MrNicosuisse Excellent!

[@janeoftorquayfe1513]

Thank you love it all, every bit, the pipes, coins, seal, canadian geese moor hen ? the bit with the bird trying to swallow a flat fish after struggling the big bird swooped and took it, aww, never mind plenty more fish in the Thames. Love and Light 🤗👍

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

Beautiful video! I particularly liked the lights on the water at the end. The link between coins and pipes was very nice; who knows, perhaps those coins bought pipes! In any case, I loved the symmetry of the two trios; it was, as you said, very satisfying. Seeing your videos come up on Sunday each week is a treat for me-- I always make a mug of tea and sit here across the pond and then some (I live in Arizona), drinking my Earl Grey and watching you hunt for treasures and history. May you continue to do so as long as you love it, and may Mother River continue to favor you.

[@manuladistler8845]

Ich liebe ihre Videos Seit meiner Knie Operation 1.8.2018 schau ich immer Nicola Sonntags. Dankeschön

[@ccharles848]

Excellent video! I just love it when you find the pipes! 20:18 I’m dying to know whose tooth that is!! Thank you for all of the historical facts you share with us!🤗

[@westho7314]

Oh life's simple pleasures, a wonderful pastime, & muddy feast for those tidbits found by the trained eye.

[@catherinethompson2525]

Sorry you lost your brother, I too lost my only sister 4 years ago, Very devastating for everyone as you know Thanks for the vid!! Love the mud larking finds 💖💖

[@danielburgess7785]

Seeing the wildlife, like the seal, return to the Thames gives me hope.

[@andrewhorwood1058]

The only intact pipe bowl I ever found looks nearly identical in size and shape to your 1700's one, but mine has no heel. I found it on the shore of my local town, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, near the 1700's English Fort Anne. If I've correctly identified it, based on yours, it is a rare and very early find for here.

[@kimberlygodfrey2298]

Great show as usual! Love that butterfly getting some sun!!!

[@cheryldurham3560]

Good to see you out mardlarking again. 🥰

[@lindagomez3114]

Sunday Funday with Nicola playing spot the find! You have Butterflies and Colorado is having a Blizzard!

[@electricwheels411]

Always an exciting view to see those old pipe bowls and stems being found. A great adventure as always Nicola

[@brandyrose9997]

YES! Love seeing a new Nic video pop up in my notifications. 🙂🌹

[@annrichey457]

Just wondering if your pointy stick is some kind of lightning rod? Such varied and interesting finds this week. Thanks for such great info.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

hooray! x

[@jessjulian9458]

Your curiosity just blows me away. That is why I am so addicted to your videos. With much love and appreciation. Please stay safe my friend.

[@goodpeople5676]

After a long time ...lovely coins n awesome facts with matching pipes. WOW With Love from SAM Guwahati Assam INDIA

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Love to you Sam xxx

[@JoannaLamont333]

Great video. I love how you film some of the wildlife that you are sharing your space with on the foreshore of the river Thames. I think you can spot a pipe bowl at 20 paces 🤣

[@doylemontgomery9912]

Great finds excellent information....girl put a patch on those boots and keep larking...🤣💖 . Texas

[@johnhandley1637]

Of all the videos on mudlarking that I watch, you are the monarch Nicola! Long may you reign.

[@GARCKY]

And the gull steals the cormorant's baby sole. Nice footage, Nicola!

[@richydowner7183]

Really interesting info. Nicola, you’re looking amazing as ever, thanks for this post

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Richy 💗

[@robertgregson2183]

you way of linking the pipes with the coins and pictures are a good way to display your pipes look good in a frame with an explanation

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Great idea!

[@robertgregson2183]

@@nicolawhitemudlark the history help us understand just how old some of these things can be. wonderful!

[@patwithers1448]

Love from the old lady in Texas USA may God bless you always and forever

[@guadalupeknippen2636]

Fabulous sunset at the end of the video.♥️

[@ginavandam735]

Wow!!!😲👍 what a great video...again! With all the nature and animals you capture and then the pipes vs the coins...lovely to read all comments as well...hi from Sweden🇸🇪

[@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854]

Nicola..." Right, here's another little challenge for you, can you spot anything?" Me... yup, a button, 2 coins and a pipe bowl... Nicola.." That's right, it's a vulcanite stopper..." Me...🤔🙄🤭

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Haha 😂

[@leonepicton5323]

I did exactly the same! Hahaha

[@lennyrussell8954]

Some great finds Nicola, your brother was looking out for you on that day. It's great to see all the wildlife in the Thames the river seems to be getting alot cleaner now.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Lenny. Yes, it really is a lot cleaner!

[@elainedavies8485]

How great to have a pipe from each century ! Geeat finds !

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Elaine x

[@lovelyskull3483]

This is such a beautiful video. I love your nature filming. Thank you.🇨🇦☮️

[@elizabethchevalier7740]

Wow! Great finds! That Denier though, fascinating!

[@joypowers563]

Of course! Three pipes from 3 eras and coins to match!! Love the pipe whisperer! Thank you so much for sharing. I watch your videos knowing I will learn something new.

[@ct.widget2847]

There is the shade of an Aesop fable in that cormorant interlude with the fish too big to swallow and the thieving gull. Thank you so much for including the wildlife footage in your finds . PS, I grew up 3 miles from China Camp, and Beach combed there as a girl, before it was a state park. Astounded that you came here to Marin! England has a much richer history, though.

[@mattw4547]

Happy sunday Nic. And everyone!

[@constancemiller3753]

Happy Sunday, y'all. ✌

[@Becca2334]

I’m seeing the pipes! It took roughly watching a handful of videos. The pipe history is fantastic!

[@marionbowler5440]

Awesome Nicola, I do hope you know the place where Si went today, sea glass galore. I did really enjoy the French coin, was guite lovely, and the little seal, great lark Nicola.🇨🇦🐘🍁❤

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Marion. yes, I know where he went and I shall go there to check it out soon. xx

[@seawallbird5724]

Nicola did you know that seeing a butterfly is thought to be a sign that a loved one who has passed away is nearby. As you mentioned the coins I thought this might interest you. That butterfly really did not want to fly away.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you ❤️

[@annettefournier9655]

Thanks Nicola. Wonderful film sequences. Cormorants always seem to bite off more than they can chew. Lol. Perhaps it's time to call Hunter and ask them if they would like to send you their toughest boot for a Thames tide mudlarking test. To see how their toughest wellies stand up to the Thames.😉💜

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Yes I might do that Annette!! I'll let you know what they say x

[@irene1312.]

look forward to your videos every week, thanks queen nic :)

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you xx

[@chrisosh9574]

I am pretty sure the pointy stick is a flag staff from the stern of a boat, the metal piece on the foot looks as though it is fluted to fit into a matching socket that would have been on the stern.

[@ericking7406]

Hi Nicola, nice to see you again. Been looking to your vid all day and thanks for all the time you put into your hobby.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

@@ericking7406 Thanks Eric x

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

That sounds right to me. Thank you!

[@scottishmudlarking]

Always enjoy the 'can you spot' moments - and can virtually never see anything! It's so different looking at mud rather than pebbles on a beach :) You tend to train your eyes for different environments I guess... Take care, Nicole & Craig

[@constancemiller3753]

Omg I've been up for hours waiting for spot the find🙆‍♀️

[@Inferalanding]

"These boots were made for larking"

[@evelynbyrd4961]

Nothing like a sluggey foot...cold, wet, stinky.....love your vlogs

[@frankocaligiuri3813]

I love your youtube vids, they are so fascinating and you and your lovely accent makes it even more enjoyable....From across the Pond keep them coming!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@clatchie1551]

Watching from Canada. You have such keen eyes. I could not see what you were looking at. Love your videos.

[@terriatwell4041]

Loved the comparison of the pipes to the monarchs. Made history even more real. Thank you.

[@natmelo7620]

Hello from across the pond 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Your brother is watching over you and sending you some splendid finds ☺️ Love watching your videos 😍

[@ashbell6712]

Brill vid as always nic. Always love the music as much as the mudlarking. Xx

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks Ash x

[@July45Sweetpea]

Hi Nicola - have often meant to tell you how appropriate is the background music you have playing at beginning of your session when looking out over the river. It is so appropriate and depicts water movement so well. X

[@rev.tamiGM]

I love the bottle stoppers you find.

[@karenpacker8862]

Incredibles finds!!! I really do think your brother planted them for you!!! Enjoy when you let us look for the finds ourselves!

[@timbartellselsdon]

Little bucket is a paint kettle, the holes are where two brackets were for holding the hooped handle .

[@mariamardon4084]

Nice one, Matthew, what a lovely brother. A good day indeed for Nicola.

[@frankenfurterr3432]

i really think your brother was there with you that day! that butterfly visited you with purpose ❤️ great vid and thanks for sharing!!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you ❤️

[@statlergil]

You a great treasure hunter of our age, for history’s greatest treasure is not gold or silver, but the most common of items that define and give meaning to how they lived and who we were. What you find and share makes all of us richer in understanding the beauty and greatness of those who came before.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you xx

[@blukeblue1235]

I really like your videos. I used to search the riverbeds for artifacts growing up. I really miss it. No I can do a virtual search with you. Ha! Yes. That looked like a little digs skull. Thanks Nicolla!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks. So glad you enjoy x

[@christhompson4270]

Awesomeness well found 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@wombat333]

Hiya, I'm laying back in bed watching yet another one of yr amazing videos. I'm so jealous, I'd love to go mudlarking but sadly, I live in Australia and nothings very old. 234yrs old would be the oldest find you could make of anything Anglo Saxon. Of course there's artefact from our First Nations People but finding them are hard and removing them illegal. Youve taught me about clay pipes which amaze me that there 2,3 or 4hundred years old bloody amazing. So thankyou for yr entertaining videos and the wealth of knowledge you empart on us all. Cheers ✌🌻😊

[@doloresandruchow9502]

Love watching your videos Nicola you are a sweet Lady Luck in your adventures everywhere you go hugs

[@amywright2243]

Thank you for another lovely video. I'm glad you had pleasant thoughts of your brother on his home going.

[@christinesbetterknitting4533]

I just LOVE the "Find the Find" chances for us to participate in!! Thank you for delaying your gratification and letting us mudlark for ourselves for a moment!

[@jamesparker5688]

love your contents with a mix of history on the treasures you find. FYI, use a bright flashlight ( torch to you) hold it at 90 degrees to flat surface, may show some unseen details. over here in the colonies I'm a metal detectorist and this works on most coins or buttons. unless it's a Slick Rick or his brother Blank Hank then forget about it. I'm amazed at the amount of treasure you find looking at your studio which if you think about is a sad statement about how Human's got rid of their trash through out history, chucked it in the river, for how many years? 1000+ best to you this coming year, has to be better then last year. keep looking down, be safe.......

[@stuartroyle1402]

hi Nicola,just discovered your site and find it so interesting,,,all those objects that were each part of many peoples lives and past history....you are a great presenter too,,,the tv companies should be employing you .i look forward to some late night "back catalouging " your videos.

[@andycafc91]

Such an interesting video just started too watch and now hooked :-)

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Welcome Andy! To the magical world of mudlarking x

[@johnshepherd7624]

Hi Nicola. Another wonderful informative video. Great wildlife shots. Poor cormarant lost its dinner. A

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thanks John. Yes, poor thing. He just couldn't swallow it!!

[@jimschafer9196]

Very nice 👍🏼 finds and reveals thank you. 👌

[@michellewilsdon294]

Hope your Mothering Sunday was peaceful, and that you received some loving messages. Thank you as always for the beautiful finds with the histories too. x

[@rebeccarhoton5164]

Loved your Mental Floss article ❤️

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you! I will share it here later today. 🥰

[@danielgray5669]

What a great video. I remember your having shared Matthew's story with us last year and even some of his music too!