Geology - anyone ?

[tamborine]

We recently found a King George shilling circa 1625+ 10ft deep in the soil, does the depth show how much layers have built up since the coin was lost ?

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[tamborine]

error, King Charles, sorry.

[DTCwordfan]

thank you for correcting yourself.....however, geological processes take thousands and thousands of years. Even allowing for the mediocrity of two Charles on the throne and the likeliness of CIII, the time involved shows no indication as to future sediments.

[jackthehat]

You'd need to know the full history of the piece of land since 1625............

[seadogg]

Fully agree with DTC and jth but a little surprised at 10 feet. Something else has happened to the soil. Could give you a better idea on site so you need to find somebody local I think.

[DTCwordfan]

graveyard perhaps?

[tamborine]

its a swimming pool being dug on an old orchard. There never was any other development. My window ledge is 2ft off the soil outside but 3ft inside, methinks am being buried :(

[TonyV]

tamberine - not a Geology question really - if you found nothing else close by then just a coin that been dropped and dug in

[VHG]

Could have been an old toilet there for the farm workers.

These were often nothing more than a hole in the ground.

So dont go licking the coin !

[saxy_jag]

The coin could just as easily worked its way down via soil disturbance over the centuries. An archaeologist would be able to investigate the area further and give you a better overall picture of what's been in the ground for how long.