My English adventure

DownNDirty · Jul 31, 2015

I recently returned from a two-week excursion across the big pond; my wife is British & we were visiting the in-laws so you know I had to bring the detector.

We stayed on the grounds of a large estate that includes a hall built in 1612 and a still active Anglican church constructed in the early part of the 14th century. I received permission to detect the grounds of the estate including a grassy area next to the church.

While I didn't find anything old by UK standards I did find coins dating back to the late 17th century, WWII relics and a lot of other interesting finds. By far my best find was Dent 18 carat gold pocketwatch from the late 1800's or early 1900's. A monogram on the back of the case tied it to the owners' family so I gave it to them; see the "Honerable Mention" forum for the full story:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/h...cketwatch-family-reunion-100-years-later.html

I found a lot of coins with the oldest being a barely discernible William and Mary Irish halfpenny.

During WWII there was a RAF base about a mile from the hall & the RAF officers' quarters were in the hall. On the grounds I found two 50caliber casings and a third that was unfired; the unfired one is a tracer round. These were from the machine guns of fighter planes and were actually made in St. Louis and Lake City Missouri.

Here are my other finds:

Erik in NJ · Aug 1, 2015

Take me and I'll give you the pick of my CTX-3030 or eTrac :hello2:

. I used my Explorer SE Pro over there which goes just as deep, but it's the one I'm used to and feel most comfortable with. I had to walk through the small town we were in to get to the farmer's property who gave me permission, so it was always a treat coming back home with goodies and stopping at the small country pub when I wasn't too dirty after a long day of hard digging :occasion14: