Railway Field - with Shaun7...

[CRUSADER]

A little too warm for the amount of digging I was doing for 6.5 hours.

Firstly I have to thank Shaun7 for the idea of trying this land again (whilst Dad was away). We did pretty good here last May 2009, but its not ploughed anymore & it gets very weedy with long grass. But when we went today its the best I have seen it, but it will all change soon

We were quietly optimistic, it never produces much but when it does it surprises you. Just like today within about 1.5 hours I shouted Shaun7 over to see my 3rd Celtic Bronze Coin this year (Dad & I had no Celtic bronze in 2008 & 09 but this year is starting great). This is the only field I know that has produced Celtic, Roman, Saxon, Medieval, & Modern

A Military capbadge I need of Northumberland Fusiliers (WWI?)
Medieval Beehive Thimble
Tudor clothes fastener with old man face on it (hook missing)
Strange piece of copper, that at first I thought might be Roman Armour (forgot the name but begins with S..) However, its not quite right for this

Celtic Bronze Unit, only 36 recorded:

ANDOCO 10BC-10AD - NEVER HAD THIS RULER!
Romanised head Right
[A]NDOC[O ]

Celticized horse right
ANDOCO around horse
Anemone above horse

I thought I had the found the find of day until the last ten minutes when Shaun7 dug an outstanding find which is a big gap in my collection

 

[RPG]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

yeah, & don't come back

You've had your moment in the spotlight. Go look at banner finds.

 

[shaun7]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

yeah, & don't come back

I bet you find something better on the next run you were going to do, which would have won the day

Plans are changing, so I may find out tomorrow

Well worth another slog!

If I had known that I would have stayed at yours

I wouldn't have been missed here

 

[CRUSADER]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

yeah, & don't come back

You've had your moment in the spotlight. Go look at banner finds.

Seriously I'm glad he found it. It was about time he had something real special for his time & effort. When he walked over & said 'you won't believe this.....I think you going to like it'. I had pictures of him pulling out a large gold item or coin but in a way this is far more historically important, as you can tie it to a person in time. Plus I'm beginning to wonder that with more research we could connect it to the actual correspondence with possibly the local Church that was only a few hundred metres away!

 

[CRUSADER]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

yeah, & don't come back

I bet you find something better on the next run you were going to do, which would have won the day

Plans are changing, so I may find out tomorrow

Well worth another slog!

If I had known that I would have stayed at yours

I wouldn't have been missed here

Sorry misunderstood a recent email, actually plan A is still on but just a little later than I expected.

 

[RPG]

I see you guys had a good day. Nice finds Cru.

Now I'm going back and look at shaun7's find again.

yeah, & don't come back

You've had your moment in the spotlight. Go look at banner finds.

Seriously I'm glad he found it. It was about time he had something real special for his time & effort. When he walked over & said 'you won't believe this.....I think you going to like it'. I had pictures of him pulling out a large gold item or coin but in a way this is far more historically important, as you can tie it to a person in time. Plus I'm beginning to wonder that with more research we could connect it to the actual correspondence with possibly the local Church that was only a few hundred metres away!

Isn't it awesome when you can do that. Tie something that old to a single individual and to the local Church. As I've said before, shaun7 was due. Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

 

[pepperj]

Great day out again, too warm for you to dig

 

[MaineRelic]

Day in and day out I am always amazed at your finds CRU ! You are Perhaps the most prolific M. D.ER of our generation! MaineRelic

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Uh huh. Yep I'll bet there are loads of finds left in those field friends.
Nice finds

 

[CRUSADER]

Great day out again, too warm for you to dig

I speed dig & detect, much more conformable in the wind & rain, hate the hot weather.

 

[Deepdiger60]

One thing i noticed all you Chaps over there must have some very forgiving soil ? for a 2000 year old coin to look like that and most of your finds to bad it wasn't like that here in most places we are lucky to get 300 years out of a find .Great find Dd60

 

[Gator-Flea]

Great finds...........

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice Celtic Crusader! I found a lead seal yesterday, LOL. HH, Mike

 

[CRUSADER]

One thing i noticed all you Chaps over there must have some very forgiving soil ? for a 2000 year old coin to look like that and most of your finds to bad it wasn't like that here in most places we are lucky to get 300 years out of a find .Great find Dd60

Most of our soil around here is heavy clay & not good on finds especially because of the added chemicials from farmers & the constant ploughing. However this field hasn't been ploughed for 10 years or more, so thats less chemicals & ploughing plus its sandy soil being next to the River.

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice Celtic Crusader! I found a lead seal yesterday, LOL. HH, Mike

Thanks, these are near on impossible to target, they pop out in random places. Only found less than 10 in over 30 combined years. Maybe, my years go in cycles, last year it was Gold, this year will be rare Bronze

 

[DMN]

Well, seems like a nice day for the both of you and Shaun! Maybe a weed-wacker is in order. You can do the "community service" bit by bit and pound the daylights out of the area. Apparently it is worth the trouble even in the high grass. Best of luck in the hunt and show us what ya found, as always.

 

[Rickiowa2009]

Cool finds

 

[vermonster]

You have some amazing finds !!!great job
vermonster

 

[CRUSADER]

Well, seems like a nice day for the both of you and Shaun! Maybe a weed-wacker is in order. You can do the "community service" bit by bit and pound the daylights out of the area. Apparently it is worth the trouble even in the high grass. Best of luck in the hunt and show us what ya found, as always.

Its been left as a conservation area, so no weed wacking, & the ground nesting birds will be on it soon.

 

[DMN]

Well, seems like a nice day for the both of you and Shaun! Maybe a weed-wacker is in order. You can do the "community service" bit by bit and pound the daylights out of the area. Apparently it is worth the trouble even in the high grass. Best of luck in the hunt and show us what ya found, as always.

Its been left as a conservation area, so no weed wacking, & the ground nesting birds will be on it soon.

I guess patience is a virtue then! Good luck on the continued hunt.