New video on the tube.. Historys Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

[Chicago Ron]

New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

We spent 3 weeks hunting in the Colchester area of England. Some great finds made including 4 gold coins, hammered silver, roman silver and lots of great artifacts! These trips are a total blast!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7M_N6A1nos

My website for more information on trips to England is http://chicagoron.com

 

[Shark27]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

Great video! really enjoyed seeing all the different coins and gold finds. It must be an incredible feeling to unearth coins and relics that old!

Shark27

 

[spitfire55]

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[FortBedfordbob]

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Man Ron What a Great Trip ! I'd never want to come back

 

[Bavaria Mike]

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Really enjoyed the video! I ran into Jeff at the Army dining facility just before Christmas, we only had about 15 minutes to chat, could have talked to him all day, LOL. Maybe I will get back over to Colchester some day. HH, Mike

 

[BomberJohn]

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Awesome finds Guys! Congrats to you all! Loved the video Ron. Nice job!

John

 

[SoreKneesDayton]

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Just amazing guys. I am so jealous.... What a great hobby and you get all the history with it too!!!

SKD

 

[trainer]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

I always wanted to go to england but, I hear they take away your stuff and maybe send it back is this true?

 

[Deno]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

Ron, that had to be a blast. If i lived there i would never sleep.

The video was very enjoyable, the only bad thing about it is it

shows people what a great hobby this is and it increases the

competition. A buddy of mine has been talking about going on

one of these trips for years, how much does it cost?

This is the best hobby in the world, thanks for sharing the

trip with us.

 

[Chicago Ron]

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I always wanted to go to england but, I hear they take away your stuff and maybe send it back is this true?

Everything is done by the book. All finds over 50 years old need to have an export license to take them out of the country. Any non coin item over 300 years old, with more than 10% gold or silver is reported to the coroner as potential treasure. The hoard rule applies to a group of coins over 300 years old, 2 or more for silver or gold coins, 10 or more for other base metal coins. Hoard means coins of the same type found on the same field. The museum has the option to buy any declared treasure or Hoard, If bought the finder and the landowner split the paid amount. If the items are disclaimed by the coroner the finder has them returned to him/her.

When you are done hunting for 1, 2, or 3 weeks you will bag all your finds with your name and all contact information. Our host will then do all paperwork for an export license. He will be the liaison with the coroner and the museum. Your finds can be shipped to you if you wish (cost is 20 pounds for up to 2 kilos)or you can pick your finds up on the next trip.

Anything you don't get to keep you get paid half of what its valued at by the appraisal committee.

 

[Chicago Ron]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

Ron, that had to be a blast. If i lived there i would never sleep.

The video was very enjoyable, the only bad thing about it is it

shows people what a great hobby this is and it increases the

competition. A buddy of mine has been talking about going on

one of these trips for years, how much does it cost?

This is the best hobby in the world, thanks for sharing the

trip with us.

Thanks Deno

The price is 1000 pounds per week. The current exchange rate makes it about 1650.00 U.S. per week.
Your trip includes: 15,000 + acres to wander, about 300 fields (and he is getting new land every year), all export paperwork, 7 nights at the barn, van rental, gas, transportation to and from airport. We have breakfast, lunches and snacks. I cook 3 dinners at the barn. Plan on eating out 4 nights per week. The Pub has specials and there is Chinese, fish and chips, and Indian takeout.

Price does not include airfare or eating out!
Other hunts in England cost from 500 to 1500 more and they don't spend as much time in the field as we do. We hunt from about 7am to 6pm every day unless we decide as a group to quit early.

 

[Libralabsoldier]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

To paraphrase Eddie Izzard: I'm from Europe, where the history comes from!

 

[Captn SE]

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One of the better detecting videos I have seen!!!

If this doesn't inspire all hobbyists to get out there and find something with your machine, it's time to find a new hobby!!

Another Awesome trip to England, Ron!! Thanks for posting....it felt like I was right there detecting in those fields!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

PS - Please post your vid on the Cal forum (Kinzli's)....I'm sure a lot of the members there would enjoy viewing it!!

 

[CrazySlasher]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

I always wanted to go to england but, I hear they take away your stuff and maybe send it back is this true?

Everything is done by the book. All finds over 50 years old need to have an export license to take them out of the country. Any non coin item over 300 years old, with more than 10% gold or silver is reported to the coroner as potential treasure. The hoard rule applies to a group of coins over 300 years old, 2 or more for silver or gold coins, 10 or more for other base metal coins. Hoard means coins of the same type found on the same field. The museum has the option to buy any declared treasure or Hoard, If bought the finder and the landowner split the paid amount. If the items are disclaimed by the coroner the finder has them returned to him/her.

When you are done hunting for 1, 2, or 3 weeks you will bag all your finds with your name and all contact information. Our host will then do all paperwork for an export license. He will be the liaison with the coroner and the museum. Your finds can be shipped to you if you wish (cost is 20 pounds for up to 2 kilos)or you can pick your finds up on the next trip.

Anything you don't get to keep you get paid half of what its valued at by the appraisal committee.

Is there a website for a trip like this?

 

[Slipperyjack47]

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I am patina with envy! what a great video and awesome dream trip, guess I better start saving up and maybe it will be me finding those golden goodies




Slipperyjack47

 

[Chicago Ron]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

I always wanted to go to england but, I hear they take away your stuff and maybe send it back is this true?

Everything is done by the book. All finds over 50 years old need to have an export license to take them out of the country. Any non coin item over 300 years old, with more than 10% gold or silver is reported to the coroner as potential treasure. The hoard rule applies to a group of coins over 300 years old, 2 or more for silver or gold coins, 10 or more for other base metal coins. Hoard means coins of the same type found on the same field. The museum has the option to buy any declared treasure or Hoard, If bought the finder and the landowner split the paid amount. If the items are disclaimed by the coroner the finder has them returned to him/her.

When you are done hunting for 1, 2, or 3 weeks you will bag all your finds with your name and all contact information. Our host will then do all paperwork for an export license. He will be the liaison with the coroner and the museum. Your finds can be shipped to you if you wish (cost is 20 pounds for up to 2 kilos)or you can pick your finds up on the next trip.

Anything you don't get to keep you get paid half of what its valued at by the appraisal committee.

Is there a website for a trip like this?

I run these trips 2 times a year. you can get more information at my website chicagoron.com Check the England hunt page for more info and the England raffle page for a chance to win a trip.

 

[crazyjarhead]

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Awesome trip , video and finds, Ron. Makes me want to cross the pond to dig some of the real old stuff, unlike what we find in our "Young country" Thanks for sharing...........Ron S.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

Wow, that video was amazing. Thank you for taking time to post it for us.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[SGTBilko]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

Nice finds..!! I here there are alot of great stuff to be found in England? What company or contact info can you pass on for this place? Thanks!!

 

[Chicago Ron]

Re: New video on the tube.. History's Dirty Secrets #17 Metal detecting England

Nice finds..!! I here there are alot of great stuff to be found in England? What company or contact info can you pass on for this place? Thanks!!

Thanks Sgt, I coordinate these trips. See my website http://chicagoron.com