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Cru team back together for today then I'll be detecting on my tod for most of next week.

Dad remembered one of the farmers mentioning that one of their crops was likely to fail. This was due to poor conditions this year & they put in the oil seed rape far too late. Indeed when we looked the whole crop had failed, I think they may try another crop early next year.

This field was where I found the nice Saxon/Viking Strapend early in the year & we have had a number of Roman coins in the past. We were trying land that had not been ploughed since we last did it but beggars can't be choosers.

We did 4 hours & I didn't get the broken hammered until I was on the way back to the car. It was too dark to see what I had but I guessed what it was & Dad used the GPS light to ID & plot it. So a lucky last find.

6 more Scrappy roman coins.
Over 4 pouches of iron (not including Dads 2)

I was comparing signals with the Cortes. Dad heard most of the signals with the Cortes but what I was impressed about was the tiny Medieval 'barrell' mount (sexfoil) (right of the broken key). It gave a sweet signal on the XP but a very iffy signal on the Cortes.
 

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is that hammered another lizzie?

plenty of finds there for a field you have already done!
 
shaun7 said:
is that hammered another lizzie?

plenty of finds there for a field you have already done!

Like yours, a Lizzy Halfgroat.

Whats working in our favour is the last time we did it was tough stubble. They ploughed the crop straight into the stubble but now its well wintered & clasped flat. So with these nice wet conditions & the well settled field we are picking up some deeper finds (& ones we missed). The XP is a gem & next year is going to be a good one :thumbsup:
 
Enjoyed your finds and I zoomed in on the medieval spur rowe, very nice! Looks like a hammered Lizzie, you can use my avatar as a reference, LOL. HH, Mike
 
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
is that hammered another lizzie?

plenty of finds there for a field you have already done!

Like yours, a Lizzy Halfgroat.

Whats working in our favour is the last time we did it was tough stubble. They ploughed the crop straight into the stubble but now its well wintered & clasped flat. So with these nice wet conditions & the well settled field we are picking up some deeper finds (& ones we missed). The XP is a gem & next year is going to be a good one :thumbsup:





maybe i'll set my sights on an xp instead of the cortes! only thing is, like you said there are no used ones out there!
 
Bavaria Mike said:
Enjoyed your finds and I zoomed in on the medieval spur rowel, very nice!

I was wondering what it was, seems logicial but its the smallest one I have seen or found.
 
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
is that hammered another lizzie?

plenty of finds there for a field you have already done!

Like yours, a Lizzy Halfgroat.

Whats working in our favour is the last time we did it was tough stubble. They ploughed the crop straight into the stubble but now its well wintered & clasped flat. So with these nice wet conditions & the well settled field we are picking up some deeper finds (& ones we missed). The XP is a gem & next year is going to be a good one :thumbsup:

maybe i'll set my sights on an xp instead of the cortes! only thing is, like you said there are no used ones out there!

I think that wise, specially for comfort. However, with Woody settings you will still dig as much iron/coke as your cheeper machine & Lobo (& probably more). I dug twice as much rubbish as Dad did. What you need is plenty of recovery practice so as to speed up your digging time therefore increasing your coverage of the field. Or, in the case of the Lobo turn up the Disc a bit (possibility miss the odd find) but dig less iron/coke, therefore covering more land & hopefully increase your good finds. Specially as you seem to have coke filled fields.
 
strange how the new field i did had just as much coke but no rubbish ie: beer cans, credit cards and condoms lol!

i emptied my pockets into the back of the car on that day and forgot about it!

i got some strange looks as i was trying to explain!!
 
shaun7 said:
strange how the new field i did had just as much coke but no rubbish ie: beer cans, credit cards and condoms lol!

i emptied my pockets into the back of the car on that day and forgot about it!

i got some strange looks as i was trying to explain!!

Clearly the fields have been farmed since the Victorian era & at least there was less modern junk. So if you can knock out the coke then you may start finding stuff.
 
can you remember what the dull quieter sounds are or could be? i never dug those!
 
shaun7 said:
can you remember what the dull quieter sounds are or could be? i never dug those!

Might be deeper objects, you should try everything to begin with. Like me & the XP, I'm digging crazy amounts.
 
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
can you remember what the dull quieter sounds are or could be? i never dug those!

Might be deeper objects, you should try everything to begin with. Like me & the XP, I'm digging crazy amounts.




new digger for me then!
 
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
can you remember what the dull quieter sounds are or could be? i never dug those!

Might be deeper objects, you should try everything to begin with. Like me & the XP, I'm digging crazy amounts.

new digger for me then!

What happened, Santa couldn't fit it down the chimney.......
 
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
can you remember what the dull quieter sounds are or could be? i never dug those!

Might be deeper objects, you should try everything to begin with. Like me & the XP, I'm digging crazy amounts.

new digger for me then!

What happened, Santa couldn't fit it down the chimney.......




santa only left the kids pressies this year! he must have ran out of time or something.......i think!
 
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
can you remember what the dull quieter sounds are or could be? i never dug those!

Might be deeper objects, you should try everything to begin with. Like me & the XP, I'm digging crazy amounts.

new digger for me then!

What happened, Santa couldn't fit it down the chimney.......

santa only left the kids pressies this year! he must have ran out of time or something.......i think!

I guess Santa went into administration after your kids pressies.
 
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
can you remember what the dull quieter sounds are or could be? i never dug those!

Might be deeper objects, you should try everything to begin with. Like me & the XP, I'm digging crazy amounts.

new digger for me then!

What happened, Santa couldn't fit it down the chimney.......

santa only left the kids pressies this year! he must have ran out of time or something.......i think!

I guess Santa went into administration after your kids pressies.




yep, thats for sure!
 
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
can you remember what the dull quieter sounds are or could be? i never dug those!

Might be deeper objects, you should try everything to begin with. Like me & the XP, I'm digging crazy amounts.

new digger for me then!

What happened, Santa couldn't fit it down the chimney.......

santa only left the kids pressies this year! he must have ran out of time or something.......i think!

I guess Santa went into administration after your kids pressies.

yep, thats for sure!

:D Tell them the first to be naughty this year will be swapped for an XP. One of them is bound to crack under the pressure. :-X

On a serious note keep looking for free land:
Essex Detector Society,
Irene Brady,
Telephone 01268 771425.
(We meet at: HOCKLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE WESTMINSTER DRIVE BETTS FARM HOCKLEY ESSEX SS5 4XD . Every Third Monday 7.30 pm)


Brentwood District MD Club,
Alan Barnard,20 Rossendale,Chelmsford,Essex,CM1 2UA.
(the club meets on the third monday each month at: Pams Bar, The Essex Arms, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5HA)

Britannia Search Recovery Club,
J.W. Mills,Kirby Close,Loughton,Essex.


Chelmsford MD Club,
Timothy Rowe, 42 Chelmerton Drive, GT Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9RF

http://www.threecountiesmetaldetectingclub.co.uk/
 
cheers mate, they're all pretty local to me!
 
shaun7 said:
cheers mate, they're all pretty local to me!

Name Herts and District Metal Detecting Society
Address 6 Maple Avenue
Town St Albans
County Hertfordshire
Postcode AL3 6EQ
Phone 01727 761418

How close is this one? I was a member & it was a great club.
 
CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:
cheers mate, they're all pretty local to me!

Name Herts and District Metal Detecting Society
Address 6 Maple Avenue
Town St Albans
County Hertfordshire
Postcode AL3 6EQ
Phone 01727 761418

How close is this one? I was a member & it was a great club.




thats not too far! the loughton one is closest!
 

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