Stonker: outstanding find; jaw dropping find of a lifetime
Cracking: "Jolly Good"
Greenie: copper coins which turn green over time
Gobsmacked: speechless, stunned, knock me over with a feather
Hammie (hammered): hand made silver coins, usually quite thin, can be cut in quarters or halves for change
Milled Silver: 1662-1947 silver coins were machine made
Long Cross: introduced in 1237 with a cross extending to edge of coin, preventing clipping of silver edges
Sceat: small Saxon coin, silver with base metals, usually sound like trash to a detector and often passed up
Slick Willie: silver six pence from William III, these remained in circulation so long they were worn smooth
Lizzie: Queen Elizabeth I 1558-1603
Vickie: Queen Victoria 1837-1901
Torc: neck or arm bands, usually twisted gold or silver wire with knob ends
Crotal Bell: think of a large jingle bell, worn by sheep or cattle or attached to a harness, sometimes decorated
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