Last Hunt on 2nd Fav Field...

[CRUSADER]

Only spent 4 hours (8 man hours) finishing the bottom section of the field where Shuan7 & I were going to hunt last week, until he ploughed & rolled the top section (which is now in Wheat). Lower section will be Barley soon. It was very dry & lumpy, which is why I left it to last, hoping he would roll it flat. Still did very well

Nice collection of good buttons
Medieval Casket Key (had one yesterday as well)
Broken Clothes Fastener with man's face on it, new type.
Zoomorphic Belt Decor (Medieval)
2 Lead Cloth Seals
3.5 Lead Tokens
8 Roman Coins
A very Cool 17th C Buckle (new type for us)
3 Hammered to me & I ended with what I believe to be a late Georgian Gold plated Fob watch Winder, one of the best I have seen. Its only the Georgian bit I'm unsure of, but 80% confident.

We have spent a lot of time on the field this year & have had 38 hammered from it, in past years we might only get 4 or so

 

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[CRUSADER]

Cru.....I think you have made a mistake :P you should have posted that outstanding watch key in a separate post, it's defiantly BANNER

By the way whats the weight

SS

Thanks

4.61g

 

[Silver Searcher]

Cru.....I think you have made a mistake :P you should have posted that outstanding watch key in a separate post, it's defiantly BANNER

By the way whats the weight

SS

Thanks

4.61g

Then I would say mainly Gold, at that weight, proberbly with a Iron pin inserted, Great find

SS

 

[rjw4law]

One word.....Amazing

 

[allen]

have you ever had a bad day of detecting ?
that is a terrific bunch of finds !!!

 

[tinpan]

Hi crusader,Your having a good run on gold


tinpan

 

[shaun7]

have you ever had a bad day of detecting ?
thit is a terrific bunch of finds !!!

Yes Allen, whenever he comes with me

 

[DigginThePast]

Great finds as usual. Congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Hi crusader,Your having a good run on gold


tinpan

Thanks, its been an exceptional year. We keep topping previous years, but next year could never beat this one, unless I pull a hoard from the field.

have you ever had a bad day of detecting ?
thit is a terrific bunch of finds !!!

Yes Allen, whenever he comes with me

Never a bad day only a disappointing one. With the XP, those hard days are few & far between. Even on Shaun7's land I pull a gem or too from my behind...

 

[CRUSADER]

Cru.....I think you have made a mistake :P you should have posted that outstanding watch key in a separate post, it's defiantly BANNER

By the way whats the weight

SS

Thanks

4.61g

Then I would say mainly Gold, at that weight, proberbly with a Iron pin inserted, Great find

SS

Missed this.

Yes very heavy, I've spent some time looking at it close. Amazing workmanship, it has faint incised lines, dotted background, so hours of work on such a small piece. There is a slight ding/cut on it & nothing is showing through. Its does show on the seams though.

 

[IronSpike]

Cru.....I think you have made a mistake :P you should have posted that outstanding watch key in a separate post, it's defiantly BANNER

By the way whats the weight

SS

Thanks

4.61g

Then I would say mainly Gold, at that weight, proberbly with a Iron pin inserted, Great find

SS

Missed this.

Yes very heavy, I've spent some time looking at it close. Amazing workmanship, it has faint incised lines, dotted background, so hours of work on such a small piece. There is a slight ding/cut on it & nothing is showing through. Its does show on the seams though.

It is amazing workmanship/craftmanship. Never seen one this nice, thanks for posting

 

[chaseon]

Crusader - very cool finds as always.

As a rookie, quick question - I notice you typically hunt in fields. Conceptually I always guessed that public gathering places were ideal spots. It probably seems silly but my question is: why is it there are artifacts/ coins in fields? If you were in the U.S., would you search in fields that have been farmed for 200+ years or elsewhere?

Thanks for your help.

 

[CRUSADER]

Crusader - very cool finds as always.

As a rookie, quick question - I notice you typically hunt in fields. Conceptually I always guessed that public gathering places were ideal spots. It probably seems silly but my question is: why is it there are artifacts/ coins in fields? If you were in the U.S., would you search in fields that have been farmed for 200+ years or elsewhere?

Thanks for your help.

Its a common assumption by many that starting detecting (including those in the UK), that objects that were lose were likely to be near houses (or where houses once stood) or in areas where people walked or meet up. For the most part this is true but its only the tip of the iceburg.

Most of the objects I found were not lost by people wandering around in that particular field but dumped there in crap (literally ie. night soil). Since people had homes they have cleared out there rubbish (mixed with accidently loses) & dumped it on the fields they farm. Also they burnt many items on the fields like uniforms & furniture which hid other objects. Many other ways as well. Often a mile or so from any house but within walking/riding distance of the farm workers. Generally, the farmer workers lost very few items, as they were generally poor & were not crazy enough to carry around their valuables whilst doing heavy farm work. You will of course get various objects from the heavy horse which worked the land with them.

My point is that you want to look for the land that has been used to grow crops since the first settlers. In the US this means research, but if I were you I would be doing the old & still ploughed fields.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Cru.....I think you have made a mistake :P you should have posted that outstanding watch key in a separate post, it's defiantly BANNER

By the way whats the weight

SS

Thanks

4.61g

Then I would say mainly Gold, at that weight, proberbly with a Iron pin inserted, Great find

SS

Missed this.

Yes very heavy, I've spent some time looking at it close. Amazing workmanship, it has faint incised lines, dotted background, so hours of work on such a small piece. There is a slight ding/cut on it & nothing is showing through. Its does show on the seams though.

Have you declared it

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

Cru.....I think you have made a mistake :P you should have posted that outstanding watch key in a separate post, it's defiantly BANNER

By the way whats the weight

SS

Thanks

4.61g

Then I would say mainly Gold, at that weight, proberbly with a Iron pin inserted, Great find

SS

Missed this.

Yes very heavy, I've spent some time looking at it close. Amazing workmanship, it has faint incised lines, dotted background, so hours of work on such a small piece. There is a slight ding/cut on it & nothing is showing through. Its does show on the seams though.

Have you declared it

SS

It would need to be pre-1709 to declare. If I thought it was that old I would of course declare it.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Cru.....I think you have made a mistake :P you should have posted that outstanding watch key in a separate post, it's defiantly BANNER

By the way whats the weight

SS

Thanks

4.61g

Then I would say mainly Gold, at that weight, proberbly with a Iron pin inserted, Great find

SS

Missed this.

Yes very heavy, I've spent some time looking at it close. Amazing workmanship, it has faint incised lines, dotted background, so hours of work on such a small piece. There is a slight ding/cut on it & nothing is showing through. Its does show on the seams though.

Have you declared it

SS

It would need to be pre-1709 to declare. If I thought it was that old I would of course declare it.

I'll let you off but only this time what's 5 years between freinds

SS

 

[wwwtimmcp]

very nice winder, my best finds for the last 3 hunts have been musket balls. any idea how old it is ?

 

[CRUSADER]

very nice winder, my best finds for the last 3 hunts have been musket balls. any idea how old it is ?

Not got anything to compare it to, but I thinking 1780s-1820s.

 

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Incredible finds!
Don't clean out England! I still would like to detect there someday. Just leave a couple of flat buttons behind and I'll be happy with that.
Dave.