Despite the clocks changing marking the start of British Summer time, it was a cold and windy day in the fields! But we are hardly types, so undaunted spent the day searching for treasure for your viewing pleasure 😆 xx
Gorgeous Queen Victoria six pence (1855) Spindle whorl and Bag Seal, just 2...
Today we were back in the freshly disc’d stubble field…. it was a very chilly 3 degrees…. ! But we are hardy addicts so off we went! xx
Some of my favourite kind of treasure came up, stuff I don’t know what it is… the little disk with a pattern on is lead … a possible blade… it’s 1.5 inches...
Today for a change we went to the fields next to the canal!
Tons of big iron, and a few random modern coins… and an American Cent! Some musket balls, buttons, spoons, and a medal, cat brooch and part of a toy gun… all in all a very mixed bag! 😂 xx
It made a nice change from beating the...
Another gorgeous spring day so as we did my field yesterday Himself wanted to go back and grid the Stater area… so that is what we did, and yes He found another 🙄 xx
A gorgeous Roman Fibula brooch, lead seal, buckles, buttons, musket balls, lead bits, I got a scrappy Roman and a toasted coin...
Saturday dawned bright and sunny, very excited as we went to a field I have wanted to do since we started detecting, finally the sheep are off it and the electric fence is gone. This field had a Tithe Barn on it so was curious to see what we would find.
I found this gorgeous lead weight, (217...
Bit late with todays results because Himself found this little coin today and weve been in shock😂its a Celtic coin of the The Corieltauvi. South Ferriby Type dating from circa 10-20 AD Obverse: Stylised horse
In other news… i found a hammered… some bits of crotal bell, a tiny pretty button...
A chilly one out in the fields today, but still dry so easy digging.
picture 1…. No idea! Another Fibula brooch, and bit of a knife blade, buckle with strap still attached, some little things! 2 coins, both toasted, but small one possibly a Roman, and a Jetton. Buttons, lead bits, pot mends...
After a week of sunshine, today was a great day to be out hunting for treasure, still chilly but much nicer digging.
Lovely Elizabeth 1st hammered, a 1861 Victoria, and 5 others haven’t I’d yet. Couple of pot legs, spindle whorls, a chunky disc with pattern on one side (?) buckle, watch...
Today was bright and sunny but a bitter wind… but we are dedicated seekers of treasure so off we went, today we roamed around the 3 stubble fields with no plan!
Amazingly I found this clipped silver Roman, and himself found the complete Fibular brooch, so we both were super happy!
2 Thimbles...
Saturday dawned bright and dry with no frost! We went back to the next field that has the Roman road thru it. Much quieter field, but I did good! Little hammered and a quartered hammered. Plus possibly 3 other coins, 2 are stuck together…?
Nice steel yard weight, musket ball and a lead...
With -5 temps overnight it was a chilly start to the day, but off we went… fools that we are! We wrestled a few finds from the frozen ground, but honestly i had to leave some as I couldn’t break the frozen crust.
But we did what we could! Lovely fastener, buttons, lock escutcheon, a couple...
After a week of over night frosts and bitterly cold days, today was bright and sunny, so off we went!
I have been doing research on these fields, and discovered a Roman road cuts thru this field, so we embarked on our quest across the field!
The only downside was that the soil was frozen, so we...
A bright sunny day here in England, but a bitter wind! Am seriously considering investing in a Balaclava! 🫤
But we had another great day, a beautiful Livery button, lots of normal buttons and a couple of small buttons, one has a nice pattern the other has the initials LR ? the pretty one has a...
Delayed start to the day as heavy rain in the morning, but never daunted we decided to drive over to the field of dreams and see how it went.
Well, what can I say, this is the same field as last week, but we went up into a corner near the pond, that we hadn’t really done, the stubble is...
Heavy rain on and off yesterday so got up early today to make sure we got some fresh air, the rain held off so we actually got a whole day in!
Went back to the fields adjacent to last week on top of the hill. Got the usual mix, of buttons, 3 lead weights, some buckles, musket balls, and 2...
What a perfect day today was, last day of our holiday and it could not of been nicer. We went back to yesterday’s stubble field …. not sure what you will make of todays mixed bag, but I loved every second of it!
beautiful crotal bell, complete, lovely button, including one with an anchor on...
At last the rain stopped and although cold and windy we headed out to some stubble fields… and are we glad we did! Lots of pottery across the field so hopes were high…. Yep 2 hammered for me… think one is a Charles 1 (1641 ) the other not sure… seems to have shields on both sides… nice lead...
Today was a cold wet day, but ever keen we decided to talk a walk round a grass field that has had cattle in with an electric fence, the cows have been moved, so no fence to hamper our efforts!
Not very much to show, musket balls, 2 of the lead thingys, and 2 dumbell shot (?) a couple of...
Today dawned bright and sunny, so detecting was on! We went back to the same field as last time, as himself needed to take delivery of his new headphones (the previous ones didn’t fit 😂) and this field is about 5 mins from his house!
A musket ball, lead weight, lots of buttons, a buckle, 2...
yesterday marked our 1 year of detecting anniversary.. so we felt the time had come to take David’s 2 daughters out with us… apart from the freezing cold, and aching arms they loved it… I think 😆…they only stayed a couple of hours, but i loved teaching them the dark art of detecting 😆 we went...