New Land...

CRUSADER · Feb 6, 2010

Our 2nd year student :wink:

Land-magnet (as I call him), rustled up another couple of pasture fields which were last ploughed 10 years ago. It was worth a try, as we have very few options & any previous ploughed field might produce.

After 3 hours the only significant find was a Medieval Sexfoil or leather mount with a cherub design & some guilding.
However, on the way back to the car Dad got a Crotal Bell - still rings with the iron pea!

Plus our host got his first Hammered & its a good one, won't say anymore until he can post it. (problem is his laptop is being fixed) - so the best find was on the return trip to the car! (funny how many times this happens) :icon_scratch:

Dug a pot lid whilst digging junk.
Geo III Irish Halfpenny
WWI Button
bits...

Iron Patch · Feb 6, 2010

Yeah I'd take it! :thumbsup:

CRUSADER · Feb 6, 2010

Iron Patch said:
Yeah I'd take it!

Nice to get out & luck dip (no research), new land is always exciting on the first hunt. This one will just be a back-up field, we will return to the stubble tomorrow.

Iron Patch · Feb 6, 2010

CRUSADER said:
Iron Patch said:

Yeah I'd take it!

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Nice to get out & luck dip (no research), new land is always exciting on the first hunt. This one will just be a back-up field, we will return to the stubble tomorrow.

We do that quite a bit too... save so-so fields for back up and move on.

umrgolf · Feb 6, 2010

Nice digs

always good to know a land magnet :laughing9:

I am the same way though, I'll knock anywhere even if they say no, you're in the same boat as if you never asked anyway. :laughing7:

Your good fields should open soon I imagine

CRUSADER · Feb 6, 2010

Iron Spiders said:
Nice digs always good to know a land magnet I am the same way though, I'll knock anywhere even if they say no, you're in the same boat as if you never asked anyway. Your good fields should open soon I imagine

No, we have to wait until after harvest in Aug & can't do most of our good land until Sep/Oct :'(

umrgolf · Feb 6, 2010

CRUSADER said:
Iron Spiders said:

Nice digs always good to know a land magnet I am the same way though, I'll knock anywhere even if they say no, you're in the same boat as if you never asked anyway. Your good fields should open soon I imagine

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No, we have to wait until after harvest in Aug & can't do most of our good land until Sep/Oct

bummer, maybe mr. land magnet can sniff out something with some hammered gold :headbang:

CRUSADER · Feb 6, 2010

Iron Spiders said:
CRUSADER said:

Iron Spiders said:

Nice digs always good to know a land magnet I am the same way though, I'll knock anywhere even if they say no, you're in the same boat as if you never asked anyway. Your good fields should open soon I imagine

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No, we have to wait until after harvest in Aug & can't do most of our good land until Sep/Oct

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bummer, maybe mr. land magnet can sniff out something with some hammered gold

he's working on it, just got a owner who wants a contract, funny thing is he sent it to Belgium & his legal team to look at

DMN · Feb 6, 2010

Will you be able to get any good detail out of the Sexfoil after conservation or is that the extent? That would be a cool item to see restored/cleaned up. And good for you, you don't have to have a jackhammer to fish out your finds.

BuggahCHERREH · Feb 6, 2010

Hi Crusader,

I have recently found a Toothpaste lid similar to the one you found in your photo that is made with the areca nut. I found it digging in Honolulu Hawaii of all places. Just thought I'd share.

Aloha! from Hawaii!

CRUSADER · Feb 6, 2010

BuggahCHERREH said:
Hi Crusader,

I have recently found a Toothpaste lid similar to the one you found in your photo that is made with the areca nut. I found it digging in Honolulu Hawaii of all places. Just thought I'd share.

Aloha! from Hawaii!

Cool, as a kid I spent many hours digging bottle dumps and hoping to find a complete pot lid, but I never did. Nice find!

CRUSADER · Feb 6, 2010

DMN said:
Will you be able to get any good detail out of the Sexfoil after conservation or is that the extent? That would be a cool item to see restored/cleaned up. And good for you, you don't have to have a jackhammer to fish out your finds.

that is as clean as it will get :icon_thumright:

HISPAN · Feb 6, 2010

A nice find with cherub. :icon_thumleft:

extractor · Feb 6, 2010

Great digs! You guys are so lucky to have such great areas to hunt in :headbang:

Dman · Feb 6, 2010

Nice bunch of relics
Dman

shaun7 · Feb 6, 2010

I like that bell :icon_thumleft:

Land magnet must be luckier than you

pepperj · Feb 6, 2010

Nice finds, still the bells make a hunt all that much better. :icon_thumright:

DMN · Feb 6, 2010

CRUSADER said:
DMN said:

Will you be able to get any good detail out of the Sexfoil after conservation or is that the extent? That would be a cool item to see restored/cleaned up. And good for you, you don't have to have a jackhammer to fish out your finds.

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that is as clean as it will get

Oh well. It probably looks better live than in the photo. Still a great find. I also saw a ring there. What is the info on that?

hammered · Feb 6, 2010

Hey Cru,
the sexfoil is superb, right at the top of my list. Well done :icon_thumleft:

. We have a few fields here that are now free after the shooting season so lets keep our fingers crossed. I am going to detect a field tomorrow that has not been detected before, I did give it an hour last Sunday but the finds were not worth posting. See Tnet Sunday night.

Again well done

hammered