Very Short Hunt - Amazing Story!!!

CRUSADER · Jul 21, 2010

Spent about an hour trying a very small paddock where the cows had recently grazed.

Didn't find anything of much interested & it was very trashy being so close to farm buildings.
x2 50cal casings
1907 Penny
Door Knob
Piece of Silver Jewelry
Fruit Machine Token - Interesting as it has a predecimal 6d on one side & the new pence conversion on the other, so must be at the cross over of about 1970-71.

Great Story!
The farmer wanted to ID a coin he found in the early 1980's. He found it when he leaned up against his tractor wheel & noticed a coin stuck in the tread. Turns out it was an 1580 Elizabeth I Sixpence

In VF condition with no clipping to the edges. Wow what luck!

hammered · Jul 21, 2010

Wow, 2 1/2 New Pence, that brings back memories :laughing7:

. At least you got the silver locket mate :icon_thumleft:

. Soon be harvest time and you can show us all the Cru' magic again.

hammered

shaun7 · Jul 21, 2010

Erm....did you get a photo of that coin stuck in the tyre :laughing7:

CRUSADER · Jul 21, 2010

shaun7 said:
Erm....did you get a photo of that coin stuck in the tyre

Think, he's nearly had it 30 years without knowing what the hell it was :coffee2:

shaun7 · Jul 21, 2010

CRUSADER said:
shaun7 said:

Erm....did you get a photo of that coin stuck in the tyre

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Think, he's nearly had it 30 years without knowing what the hell it was

I thought you mean't....did you edit your post :icon_scratch:

HISPAN · Jul 21, 2010

Not bad for an hour .... good pics of his neighborhood.
Greetings! :headbang:

pepperj · Jul 21, 2010

Those 50 cals ring up loud!

Tennessee Treasure Hunter · Jul 21, 2010

Awesome finds :icon_thumright:

Congratulations :icon_thumleft:

Skelly607 · Jul 21, 2010

Are the 50 cals from WW2?

tuatara · Jul 21, 2010

I see that now you specialize in lockets :wink:

That one looks older style. Any hallmarks on it by chance?

WhiteHunter · Jul 22, 2010

Ive found one of those tokens aswel

Silver Searcher · Jul 22, 2010

Anywere this time of year is better than no were, have heard of a similar story :P were a Farmer we visited once found a Roman coin stuck to his tyre

proberbly happened a few times Cru $:-\$ but I wonder how many of them have noticed or even been bothered :dontknow:

SS

CRUSADER · Jul 22, 2010

Skelly607 said:
Are the 50 cals from WW2?

Yes they are.

tuatara said:
I see that now you specialize in lockets That one looks older style. Any hallmarks on it by chance?

No hallmarks on this piece either.

robfinds · Jul 22, 2010

CRUSADER said:
Spent about an hour trying a very small paddock where the cows had recently grazed.

Didn't find anything of much interested & it was very trashy being so close to farm buildings.
x2 50cal casings
1907 Penny
Door Knob
Piece of Silver Jewelry
Fruit Machine Token - Interesting as it has a predecimal 6d on one side & the new pence conversion on the other, so must be at the cross over of about 1970-71.

Great Story!
The farmer wanted to ID a coin he found in the early 1980's. He found it when he leaned up against his tractor wheel & noticed a coin stuck in the tread. Turns out it was an 1580 Elizabeth I Sixpence In VF condition with no clipping to the edges. Wow what luck!

That's it, I'm buying a tractor

HISPAN · Jul 22, 2010

robfinds said:
CRUSADER said:

Spent about an hour trying a very small paddock where the cows had recently grazed.

Didn't find anything of much interested & it was very trashy being so close to farm buildings.
x2 50cal casings
1907 Penny
Door Knob
Piece of Silver Jewelry
Fruit Machine Token - Interesting as it has a predecimal 6d on one side & the new pence conversion on the other, so must be at the cross over of about 1970-71.

Great Story!
The farmer wanted to ID a coin he found in the early 1980's. He found it when he leaned up against his tractor wheel & noticed a coin stuck in the tread. Turns out it was an 1580 Elizabeth I Sixpence In VF condition with no clipping to the edges. Wow what luck!

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That's it, I'm buying a tractor

The larger the tread , the larger the coin .... :thumbsup:

Skelly607 · Jul 23, 2010

How much stuff do you find left over from WW2?

CRUSADER · Jul 23, 2010

Skelly607 said:
How much stuff do you find left over from WW2?

Not a massive amount, but quite a few 50cals dropped by the aircraft before landing (still live & unfired, although often broken by ploughing), quite a lots of 303 rifle bullets/& shells. Maybe 30 or so capbadges, 100+ buttons. Lots of bits of aircraft including the practice ones they used to pull behind aircraft & shoot up, plus any crash site pieces (don't like going to near these & rarely keep any of it). No bombs or weapons yet. Thats about it really.

robfinds · Jul 23, 2010

That's nothing, I once dug a Roman coin, with a tractor stuck to it :wink:

shaun7 · Jul 23, 2010

robfinds said:
That's nothing, I once dug a Roman coin, with a tractor stuck to it

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 23, 2010

CRUSADER said:
Skelly607 said:

How much stuff do you find left over from WW2?

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Not a massive amount, but quite a few 50cals dropped by the aircraft before landing (still live & unfired, although often broken by ploughing), quite a lots of 303 rifle bullets/& shells. Maybe 30 or so capbadges, 100+ buttons. Lots of bits of aircraft including the practice ones they used to pull behind aircraft & shoot up, plus any crash site pieces (don't like going to near these & rarely keep any of it). No bombs or weapons yet. Thats about it really.

Wow! Is it really that dangerous metal detecting in England?

Are there alot of unexploded bombs still turning up in the countryside?