⭐️ Enjoyed this Mudlarking episode? Then watch the time I found a complete ROMAN POT kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2uHw9uzZ63RZs4.html 👍🏻🐾🧡

Returning the bag? That was a highlight for me😊

as a child in the 1950s we would put a halfpenny on the train track and bind it with a rag,the coin would then be the size of a penny so we would get double sweets in the penny slot machines.x.

@JoRiver11

3 ай бұрын

I love the ingenuity of kids!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Haha genius!!

AWWWWAAAAHH!!! I absolutely love your heart, giving away your finds to friends, returning lost stuff, cleaning up, feeding birds, taking time out for needy kitty 😺. Yep, you're in my top three mudlarks! XOXO

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Aw thanks Mel!👍🏻🐾🧡

@yvonnepagan9912

3 ай бұрын

Gosh you’re a good fellow, not only do you clean up the foreshore, tell us about the history of your finds, take us places WE’D never go and tell us about the busiest city in the world, but you give some precious finds to your pals, who we know would kill to find those things themselves, you feed the wildlife, even throwing the bun into the water so they don’t have to eat the gravel with it, you obviously adore your cats and are an all-round good citizen! What a man, yes, a real good example of a proper human being! And we luv ya!❤️🦘🇦🇺😊

@yvonnepagan9912

3 ай бұрын

And a rip roarer of a kind thing to do, to phone Mark and return his valuables filled bag, on camera, for us to feel good about too. Bless you Simon. And I’d ask one of the ladies to put that SI token into a pendant or such for you. How amazing was that to find just the right initials for YOU!?!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

@@yvonnepagan9912 thanks so much Yvonne appreciate that Mudlover👍🏻🧡🐾

What a smashing lark! Thanks for including us.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Jake👍🏻🐾🧡

I’m 76 and I remember as a child the term “three eypence” (I’m from the north) for one and a half old pennys! I think I’ve got a silver one in my collection.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Wow so cool!

The Christmas cup depicts a Wren. Traditionally associated with winter, and know as King of the birds.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Ah great cheers!👍🏻🐾🧡

Matt!!! Dude is the best, for real. Si, you need to drag him out more often, its been too long. I like his face and the noise that comes out of it ;)

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

It's amazing how things survive for so long .

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Agreed!👍🏻🐾🧡

If memory serves, the shell you found is a murex. It was used in ancient times for coloring or dyeing cloth. Great satchel handoff too ! You have a gift for "find"ing fascinating objects.

@cathyjay2569

3 ай бұрын

It sure is! A giant Atlantic murex!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Ah thanks Whitney!

@grahamalastairkrebs2241

3 ай бұрын

You are right it is a Murex.

That was really cool to get the bag back to the owner ❤

The Treasure Gods looked after you for being honest. Well Done that man!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Yes I like to think so👍🏻🐾🧡

The bead is probably carnelian agate, the shell is a murex. Purple dye was extracted from the animal within them. Great that you were able to return the bag to it's owner. Thanks for the mud video!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

So interesting regarding the dye. Thanks Karen!!

Great to see a descent human! That’s why I ❤ watching you. Keep up the amazing work 👍🏻👍🏻

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Rachel👍🏻🐾🧡

Good morning Si, South Carolina , USA. LOVING THE HISTORY. And you too of course. ❤😊

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Deb!👍🏻🐾🧡

Been catching up this week on all your adventures from the past year (it's been one for me). Great seeing you still out there with your friends, getting up some great finds and creating your ingenious upcycles. Would be cool if you do a round-up sometime with your museum finds. I know they take ages to get back on those things but it'd be interesting to hear what they had to say about some of them. Also, hope His Lordship (Nelson) is recovered from his tooth extraction!

You really are a very decent guy! Returning stuff, giving your friends cool finds. An all around good chap!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, I’ve been brought up well👍🏻🐾🧡

Great video give Cuffs the coin and when he finds his own he gives back the coin you gave him.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Nice idea

Great save on the bag! The tourists seemed appreciative!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Yes I think they loved the mini drama 😂

Amazing finds as always Si. Lovely to see Daisy getting a good old scratch 😺Thank you for taking us along xx Teresa ❤🇦🇺

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover👍🏻🧡🐾

❤❤❤❤❤😊. Always good to see you out and about.

Hello from Southern Oregon USA, love the big spoon for your warlock ccauldron!😂

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Laura👍🏻🐾🧡

Well done si, you're so kind. X

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

It’s nice to be nice👍🏻🐾🧡

Well Si you seem so much happier in this vlog X well done for locating the owner of the bag!!😊

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Sue, I hope I always appear happy because I am x😊

Si, that little Black pipe is the same as the one I told you I found some years ago. Apparently our local museum told me it was one of the first pipes made, tiny pot as Tabasco was very expensive when it first was introduced into our country.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Tabasco? Lol, I know what you meant. Bother can get very hot 🥵

That was sooo cool finding that guys bag.. terrific that you could get it back to him. Fantastic finds today,thanks for taking us on your lark!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Jo👍🏻🐾🧡

Thanks for the outing. Look forward to seeing what you do with the crystal.😊

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Jane. I’m sure it will be used on a future project I’m sure

Nice to see Matt again and an interesting haul of finds. Well done. I got 10/10 on spot the find. Woohoo!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Yes!!! Well done Anita. Hope you’re well sweetie👍🏻🐾🧡

Loved ALL the finds, the railing top made me yelp with laughter, have you seen that episode of ''The Detectorists''? The little black pipe was my favourite, but honestly I would be thrilled with any of them. Another Sunday afternoon winner, cheers!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Yes I remember that Detectorists episode. Such a funny show x

Fantastic that you were able to return the bag. 👏👏👏👏

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Annette👍🏻🐾🧡

That Gary Mills, Treasure Island record recorded on Decca you showed. You can see it was recorded in 1961 and produced by Dick Rowe who made himself very famous by turning down the Beatles the following year! George Harrison did tell him subsequently, that he ought to sign up the Rolling Stones, so he did all right in the end!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Haha good info!!

Belgium is waiting!!!!!!! Hurry up a bit .

@colleennikstenas4921

3 ай бұрын

😂

hey Si! Not sure if its a thing everywhere or not, but those "squished" pennies are a tourist-y souvenir here in the states (or in SF at the very least lol). There are little machines with a crank on the side, you put a penny in and crank it through some rollers till it comes out flat like that. Pretty cool to see it done with a coin that is so foreign to me!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers. Yes I’ve heard of penny squash machine but not halfpenny ones over here. Don’t they stamp the name of the attraction on there too?

@wirebug42

3 ай бұрын

@@Sifinds yeah true, a lot of them let you put your name on there or the name of the attraction, but I have seen them without as well. Good to know I’m not the only one who thought the flattened halfpenny was so interesting. Do you know around what time period the halfpenny was discontinued? As a Yank I have no real clue but I’m pretty certain you lot don’t still use them in circulation lol. But knowing when they fell out of use would give at least a rough indication of when that could’ve been squished. Keep up the vids btw! Love your content so much. Had never heard of mudlarking before your channel, and the idea that you can stroll down a riverbank in the middle of your city and find coins, pipes, etc that are literally older than my entire country really blows my mind. Over here we get excited about something from the early 20th century, meanwhile for you guys that same thing would probably just be “in the way” of whatever artifact you’ve bent down to pick up for the first time since the Romans. Don’t ever forget that, you’re very lucky!!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

@@wirebug42 yes I guess we can take it for granted sometimes. Half pennies were pre-decimalisation so that was in 1971

SIMON BOURNE awesome findings. I really enjoyed watching the beautiful video . Lots of coins n tokens n seals.... Love your social work of handing over the bag 🎒. Today I am watching the video from train 🚆. With love from SAM Guwahati, Assam, India 🇮🇳 ♥️

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Sam!! 👍🏻🐾🧡

The rider on the horse looks medieval or, crusader? Funny if the Templars had them pressed out as souvenirs? Incentivize the little boys that they can grow up to be a Templar too!

I always learn something new, have a good laugh and enjoy your kind heart! Dating tip: that one definitely made me laugh. You're a real treasure, Si! I wonder if that old squished half-penny was pressed in one of those machines that you put a penny in and you get it back like that as a souvenir.

@thecatsmeowfromny

3 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking. Touristy places have them machines to flatten out a souvenir penny. I have many of them from my travels!

Nice variety of finds! Great video!!

the squashed penny is done in an amusment arcade it stamps the event on it you can have yours done at the melelium wheel

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Penny yes, ha’penny squished - never heard of that

Good to see you Si, and Matt. Cool finds.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Patty👍🏻🐾🧡

So many great finds. Loved the book clasps and that tiny grey pipe. It was great to see the bag returned to it's owner. You did well Si. 😊

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover👍🏻🐾🧡

So many cool finds Si and returning the bag was fantastic 👍

You certainly found many interesting treasures. I have never seen the book clasps before. I always learn something new from your vlogs.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers JoeEllen👍🏻🐾🧡

Your kitty has a loud motor! Sweet kitty.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

I know right 😂 🐈 🐈‍⬛

I’ve been wondering where Matt has been! You guys make the best videos when you’re mistaking together!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Mistaking? Hahaha that too 😉

@amypaparone55

3 ай бұрын

@@Sifinds 😂😂 😳WTH? Who would even say that? *Mudlarking. I think my auto correct may be non-English speaking.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

@@amypaparone55 haha. I forgive ya 😉

So glad to see Matt, another great mudlark

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Phylis 👍🏻🐾🧡

You are such a kind human being Si, wish there was more people like you ❤️

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Aw thanks. I’d like to think most people would’ve done the same

This video was full of great finds

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡

I love having luck in the muck with Si such a sweet person ! love your videos soooooooooo much!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡

Always a joy. It's lovely to escape with your adventures. Thank you.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡

Really enjoyed the video and all the finds

I was surprised to see that shell lying there until i heard the story, brilliant

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers matey

It's so cool to watch your videos. Some of the stuff you find is amazing.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Gaz👍🏻🐾🧡

A wonderful mud lark! Congrats on the lil black pipe which seems like it would be from the 1500's if my sizing is correct and the wonderful tokens! Awesome finds! Thank you for being a good person and returning the bag to it's owner. :) The ride sounds like it would be fun for sure!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Debra! I wonder if it’s funnier than the hovercrafts?

I thought when you said in the intro, "this could only mean one thing" that Matt was going to kiss your cheek.(as per usual)

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Haha! Yeah! I’m owed a kiss 😘

Love your larks and finds. Also the animals, water scenes, and especially the history lessons.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Kath👍🏻🐾🧡

Aloha Simon & Matt! Wow! now THAT'S a Spoon! Great finds!😊

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Haha cheers!

Great finds Si ⭐️⭐️ Nice of you to return the bag, feed the birds and find treasure! ☠️⭐️

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Sis👍🏻🐾🧡

Nice Simon !encore de superbes trouvailles🦊👍

Great to see you back on the Thames ❤

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Sally👍🏻🐾🧡

Nice to see Matt with you again ! Great video and finds , you still can't resist swigging out of that bottle can you ?!!!!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Haha. Nope 🍾

Cool that you found the mudlarkers bag.

Awesome day out with some great finds, plus being able to return someone’s belongings too. Great video, take care and thanks for sharing 👏🙏❤️

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Chris 👍🏻🧡🐾

Another fine video this day. The clay pipe finds were excellent. The Thames always gives smart finds. See you on the next, Si! Cheers Si! 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Martin!👍🏻🐾🧡

I think that Nicola found the same bead on the foreshore this weekend. I know I'm late to the party!

I live not too far from a colonial-times-village-attraction called Allaire in NJ, and I have fond memories of going there as a kid and squishing pennies on the train track there. Never had a problem finding my penny afterward, though.

@Sifinds

8 күн бұрын

Ah thanks for sharing 👍🏻🐾🧡

What a great ‘Si’ find the token was😄, enjoyed watching as always, thank you.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Charlotte👍🏻🐾🧡

Cool finds guys - especially like the TM token 😉 Also love the toys. Great you were able to return the bag! Have a great week.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Tanith👍🏻🐾🧡

Great video Simon as always, nice return of property. Stay well . Al, NJ,USA

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Al👍🏻🐾🧡👍🏻

Love love LOVE this vid!! ❤️😍❤️ Sorry I was late for the premiere, I’m now watching for the third time to make up for it! Loads of love x B

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Aw thanks Beth! Ironic that you now go treasure hunting yourself of a Sunday these days x

@Beth_D

3 ай бұрын

@@Sifinds yeah how times have changed since we first spoke! ❤️

There is a place near where I live where you could put pennies on the tracks and I always found them after they were squished! This was in southern California in the U.S.A. I am envious of you because of course there is nowhere where I live that you could find all of the goodies that you find.

Thanks for another great video; sorry about your drone, though! My dad worked for the Milwaukee Road Railway when I was a kid, and we lived just a few blocks from the very busy -- back then -- tracks in St. Paul, MN. We would put pennies on the tracks, and they got flattened much more than yours, to the point that there would be nothing discernable on them afterwards. We didn't do it often, and never with anything but pennies (our smallest denomination here in the US), because every coin was currency, and back in the 60s, even a penny might buy a gum ball from a machine at the drug store. A flattened one, not so much! The closest I've come to mudlarking was walking along those old tracks as a kid, and finding bits and bobs that had fallen off the trains. From taconite pellets (an iron ore product from the mines in northern Minnesota) to broken RR lanterns tossed aside, as well as unidentifiable bits that were often the most interesting of all. We once found some piles of mystery grain that we took home and spread on the ground. It grew quickly, and we were able to identify it as oats. Our pet rabbits loved the immature stems, and the plants re-seeded themselves and grew in that plot for years. Fun where you find it!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Amazing story! Keep em coming x

Awesome finds and video have a great week

Great video Simon. Especially like the book clasps. So nice to see Matt out on a mudlarking adventure with you again. Always nice to see friends enjoying an outing together. The squished coin you found is possibly from a tourist attraction. Some places have a machine that you put your coin into and it is pressed or you pay a fee and get a memory token from there in that oval shape. Have a great week and please keep safe. 😊🇨🇦

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Diann👍🏻🐾🧡

Nice finds Si , that leatherman is worth few quid

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Andy, yes hence he was happy it was returned 👍🏻🐾🧡

@andrewfunnell7635

3 ай бұрын

@@Sifinds fairplay good karma 👌

What a fun and interesting video!

Crazy finds Simon. Good of you for giving the bead to Flo and maybe the coin to your other friend.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Annie👍🏻🐾🧡

Hi 👋🏻 Si , I hope you had an enjoyable lark. Many old coins, tokens and other items found. Awesome! Finding that bag and returning it was great 😊 you are a wonderful man! Have a fantastic week ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜

33:48 I am indeed hooked on mudlarking videos 😂

Thanks Si for another great Mudventure!!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Elea👍🏻🐾🧡

What a variety of treasures you've found! It's great that you returned the bag. I loved all the trader's tokens. The flattened coin was interesting. Here in the states there are machines that you put two quarters (or sometimes more) and a penny. You choose the imprint and it presses the penny flat with the impression. Then they have little books with clear pockets to keep your pennies in. We have a couple. They are souvenirs for interesting places you've gone.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡Yes heard of those small penny squishing machines. Not for ha’pennies tho

Could the bead be a carnelian.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Great shout ⭐️🐾🧡

Always feels good to do the right thing!

Great one Si😊

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Barb👍🏻🐾🧡

Such delicate little toy finds today!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Deb👍🏻🐾🧡

Awesome lark, thank you

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers David👍🏻🧡🐾

So cool that you were able to reunite the bag with its owner!

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡

Great lark!! Great finds!! Hi to Daisy💕😺😺😺💫

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Jackie👍🏻🐾🧡

Does anyone else like the dark color of the clay pipes, caused by the mud, to be more attractive than the natural off-white color?

Hello Mudlover, from Tennessee sending you hugs and to let you know you have a great heart,great finds Si.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡

Thanks for the video.

I have several lovely old chandelier crystals and use them as Christmas tree decorations. They catch the lights.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Great idea Mudlover👍🏻🐾🧡

Well done for being a good person Si 😉

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Wasp. Hope you’re well sweetie 👍🏻🐾🧡

I've grown up in a town that has a train station and yard all my life. .. When I was around 15 or so I got it in my head, "hey I bet nobody always found their "track coins" flattened because they usually bounce after being hit and end up just inside the few inches of ballast under the rail..." Well I took a coffee can down to the station and in about an hour I had half a can of -flat money-..!! I was stopped by a lineman, " You think it's funny to put coins on the track?!? That's not safe, I can report you etc... etc.... I looked up and said very disrespectfully ,,, You think I'd put this much on the tracks?.....(showed him the half full coffee can)... He smirked, and said,, "I wont say anything,, if you split that with me.... I smiled and didn't mind... Fond memory to this day..

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Haha great story. Sad that a grown man wanted half your loot 😆

@BrokeMoFo

3 ай бұрын

@@Sifinds Doin' his job, while doin' the job. . . 😉

Always great to see you again and sweet daisy

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡

You had some fabulous finds there Simon, well done for finding the many pieces of history from the Thames? 👏👏👍👍🤟🤟

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡

Lovely outing. Well done!❤

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Kath👍🏻🐾🧡

Good man, Simon!

Wow Si, that's the best Rose farthing I've seen! They are normally totally blasted!.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

You’re right they are. Every now and again you get a good one👍🏻🐾🧡

Thank you.

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡

Wow! Some really cool finds! So many lead toys !

@Sifinds

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Mudlover!👍🏻🐾🧡