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METAL DETECTING FOR HAMMERED COINS AND ARTEFACTS
Metal detecting
Many people give the hobby of metal detecting a bad name but they are only the minority, there are tens of thousands of people every week which detect responsibly. These people are a huge help to archaeologists all over the country in identifying sites and treasures which have remained hidden underground for thousands of years.
It's actually quite funny to hear peoples response when you tell them you enjoy metal detecting, but more often than not a detectorist's has a massive amount of knowledge about more than just swinging a search coil in the hope of unearthing Some hidden treasure, but can read the land look for signs of life witch existed hundreds of years ago as well Have the knowledge of identifying what they dig out of the ground. There is so much more to being a detectorist's than meets the eye.
Some finds which have been unearthed over the years have been astonishing and if it wasn't for metal detecting may not have been found at all.
Modern day metal detectors are very advanced and you would be amazed what they actually find. Some metal detectors carry a hefty price tags like the new Xp and Minelab machines but anybody using one will tell you they are worth there weight in gold and more!
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XP Deus wireless metal detector.
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XP Deus Neoprene Control box cover - Metal Detecting cover - Rain cover
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XP DEUS Lite Metal Detector New for 2012 - Ultimate Wireless Metal Detector
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New 2012 XP Goldmaxx Power Metal Detector - Amazing Offer Ltd time Only - Value!
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30x21 Jewellers loupe with case, for users of XP Metal Detectors
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XP Deus Waterproof Control Unit Cover !!
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XP Explained - Understand your XP Metal Detector DVD - Goldmaxx power -
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Below is a list of common metal detecting finds you might encounter:
ROMAN:
Brooches – Disc & Fibular are very common finds
Nummis (small bronze coins also known as grots)
Pot repairs – made from lead to fill the gaps on broken pots and vessels
Medieval:
Buckles – in all shapes and sizes
Hammered Coins – Elizabeth I coins are usually the most common found
Medieval pottery - shards are a good indicator of occupation (I know not a metal detecting find but still very reassuring to see these scattered on the ground)
Tokens – Medieval tokens are also a great sign of trade and occupation.
Hammered Gold coinage – Very common find, I get fed up of finding these to be honest…………… Ha I wish!!!
Read Temerity magazine, a great online relic and treasure hunting mag from the United States
A DAY DETECTING
one to remember
It was the first frost of the year and I was looking forward to getting out on a piece of set aside land which in the past had produced some nice hammered coins from all ages ranging from King Stephen to Charles I. I set out in my old series 2 Land Rover and within 10 minutes I was at the field. The land looked like at some time in the past was actually three fields but all hedges had been removed to leave a large plot. As I began I noticed the stubble in the field had just started to weaken, thanks to the frost I guess! So swinging the coil was no great task, hours passed with nothing special coming to light, perseverance paid off and I was rewarded with a really nice signal which, after digging just a few inches below the surface a beautiful James I hammered coin appeared in excellent condition, my first James I hammered I had ever found, and the last come to think of it!
After admiring the coin for a few minutes I placed it carefully in my finds box and continued. About ten minutes later another belting signal, this time an Edward I hammered also in lovely condition.
By this time I was overjoyed with my finds and would of been quite happy to call it a day and head home but something was telling me to carry on, so with the adrenaline pumping I got my head down and continued. The sun began to sink behind the trees and there was a distinct chill in the air. But what I was about to find would have warmed the bones of any detectorist. The signal was dull and quite weak but for some reason I decided to dig it, I pushed the spade into the firm ground and threw the lump of soil on the ground, I pushed the clump of earth with the base of my boot and it crumbled nicely, I swung the metal detector over the crumbled earth and this time the signal was crisp and high pitched, to my amazement out fell a piece of twisted gold bracelet about 2000 years old. It was and still is my best ever find and I think about it each time I'm getting demoralised by digging lumps of lead and bits of old tin! Metal detaching is all about patience, perseverance and a heap of luck.
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