1817 Sovereign

“George III, first year of the modern sovereign.”

• Rarity: Legendary
• Metal: Gold
• Kind: Coins and medals
• Set: Plough Scatter

Where to find the 1817 Sovereign

The 1817 Sovereign is one of the legendary artefacts buried in FieldHunters, a free online metal detecting game. Hunters sweep a shared field with a metal detector, follow the signal and dig — and legendary pieces like this one are among the rarest things that come out of the ground. There is no way to buy it: it has to be dug up.

The Plough Scatter set

What every furrowed field sheds: nails, buttons, and the odd coin.

The pieces of this set:

• 1817 Sovereign · Legendary
• Bone Shirt Button · Common
• Brass Thimble · Uncommon
• Clay Pipe Stem · Common
• Copper Farthing · Uncommon
• Gold Posy Ring · Epic
• Rusted Nail · Common
• Silver Sixpence · Rare

About coins and medals

Coins are the most common precious find for real detectorists, and the most telling: a coin carries a ruler, a mint or a date, so it can place a whole site in time. Gold coins were rarely lost by accident — they were hidden, hoarded or buried, which is why a single gold piece in a field usually means a story. Medals and medallions were struck to mark victories, reigns, harvests and celebrations, and were kept as keepsakes long after the event.

More legendary artefacts

• Abbot's Ring
• Angel Coin Hoard Piece
• Apiarist Medal
• Aureus of Titus
• Balefire Torc
• Ceremonial Death Mask

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