A day out with Shaun7..........

[CRUSADER]

Shaun7 & I arrived earlier than Dad & did 9.5 hours searching (Dad did 6). We easy covered 1 acre of land each, it was a hard digging day :P Conditions were perfect.

We both got off to a good early start with a Roman Brooch (1st C) to me & a Medieval Buckle to Shaun7, but the middle of the hunt was tough. On the second to last run I got a 1697 Shilling off the top & a 1567 Hammered to top the day off

Dad got bored as usual & wandered off to to a nearby mound, his luck was in & he got a Bronze Age/Iron Age/Roman Bronze Awl (They changed very little & I guess this would be Roman ). A very nice example & only our second ever.

4 Scrappies
Late Medieval (I think) Key.
2 Hammered
1697 Shilling - Far rarer to get than a hammered, this is my best example ever.
Nice Tudor Button
Nice Victorian Military Button
17th century Buckle
44 buttons

& bits.....

A hard but rewarding day

 

[shaun7]

44 buttons i had no idea you had that many!

that shilling is really nice

 

[CRUSADER]

44 buttons i had no idea you had that many!

that shilling is really nice

About 15 were Dads.

That Shilling I need Its a Bristol - F-£65 VF - £150 (2005 book price) Straight in the collection

 

[shaun7]

44 buttons i had no idea you had that many!

that shilling is really nice

About 15 were Dads.

That Shilling I need Its a Bristol - F-£65 VF - £150 (2005 book price) Straight in the collection

that WAS a stroke of luck

 

[allen]

you guys are the kings of relics...

 

[CRUSADER]

Picture of Dad out on his own. At least he got an excellent artifact

 

[shaun7]

that was/is a big field!!!

 

[shaun7]

forgot to say that the watch chain thing does have a hallmark! can you date it now?

 

[CRUSADER]

forgot to say that the watch chain thing does have a hallmark! can you date it now?

I didn't bother checking as although it had a date letter 'F' there was no assayers mark, ie Birmingham etc,, so would take a little while to find. I guess its circa 1900.

 

[Alchemy]

A "day" out? A "day"?

I should be so lucky to find such wonderful items in a "day".

Very nice finds.
I'm envious and can't wait until I can finely get out and do some detecting

 

[CRUSADER]

A "day" out? A "day"?

I should be so lucky to find such wonderful items in a "day".

Very nice finds.
I'm envious and can't wait until I can finely get out and do some detecting

In case you don't follow my posts, I didn't mention here, but this includes all my Dads stuff as well. (although his was only a 1/4 of the total)

 

[Iron Patch]

Another good day out!

I was hoping all the buttons were yours, it's what I'm buying the GP for! Good to see it sniffs them out.

 

[CRUSADER]

Another good day out!

I was hoping all the buttons were yours, it's what I'm buying the GP for! Good to see it sniffs them out.

You will soon learn the sound of a button, very distinctive sound. Sounds very much like a roman coin but at least you won't have that distraction. If this doesn't increase your button finds I will be very surprised.

 

[Iron Patch]

Another good day out!

I was hoping all the buttons were yours, it's what I'm buying the GP for! Good to see it sniffs them out.

You will soon learn the sound of a button, very distinctive sound. Sounds very much like a roman coin but at least you won't have that distraction. If this doesn't increase your button finds I will be very surprised.

I hope so but many people under estimate how great a button finder the explorer is. (with a lot of experience) If the Goldmaxx does better for me in iron and finds more it WILL become my main detector.

 

[ModernMiner]

A "day" out? A "day"?
I should be so lucky to find such wonderful items in a "day".
Very nice finds.
I'm envious and can't wait until I can finely get out and do some detecting

I agree with Alchemy.
Even if those finds were between the three of you, you all had one h-ll of a day.
Cru- Your Dad looks like an ant out in that field. It must be HUGE!
Congrats on a fantastic day.
-MM-

 

[shaun7]

A "day" out? A "day"?
I should be so lucky to find such wonderful items in a "day".
Very nice finds.
I'm envious and can't wait until I can finely get out and do some detecting

I agree with Alchemy.
Even if those finds were between the three of you, you all had one h-ll of a day.
Cru- Your Dad looks like an ant out in that field. It must be HUGE!
Congrats on a fantastic day.
-MM-

the finds were all crusaders and his dads! although to be fair mostly crusaders!

if there is a way to cheat at metal detecting, i'm almost sure he's doing it

 

[ModernMiner]

A "day" out? A "day"?
I should be so lucky to find such wonderful items in a "day".
Very nice finds.
I'm envious and can't wait until I can finely get out and do some detecting

I agree with Alchemy.
Even if those finds were between the three of you, you all had one h-ll of a day.
Cru- Your Dad looks like an ant out in that field. It must be HUGE!
Congrats on a fantastic day.
-MM-

the finds were all crusaders and his dads! although to be fair mostly crusaders!

if there is a way to cheat at metal detecting, i'm almost sure he's doing it

Holy smokes!!! That makes it even better.
Cheers,
MM

 

[STH69]

next time I'm in England we need to go MDing together!

 

[CRUSADER]

A "day" out? A "day"?
I should be so lucky to find such wonderful items in a "day".
Very nice finds.
I'm envious and can't wait until I can finely get out and do some detecting

I agree with Alchemy.
Even if those finds were between the three of you, you all had one h-ll of a day.
Cru- Your Dad looks like an ant out in that field. It must be HUGE!
Congrats on a fantastic day.
-MM-

The picture only shows 1/10 of all the field. The rest of it is behind shot & in crop. This is just the area left un-seeded.

 

[Trond]

Where in England do you find all these old relics and coins CRUSADER?