Metal detecting

[AirRifleSport]

I used to metal detect.

Best finds... Hammered silver coins, roman coins and a roman broach dated between the 2nd an 3rd century.

When buying detectors I suggest that you get one with multi frequencies, so that can be used on different types of soils.
I used to own a Whites DFX, a really great programmable detector. Forced to stop detecting due to physical disability.

You will know you are a good detectorist when you will find your first Cut Quarter. These are hard to detect.
http://finds.org.uk/database/search/res ... t+quarters

[hairyyoda]

Me again, just rembering about some Roman coins that were found in Gower just west of Swansea years ago, shortly after that find there was a big increase with people using metal detectors on various bits of land without permission. These finds and the trespassing were being discussed by a few locals in a farm sale where one old gent recalls the story of a metal detecting enthusiast who had some knowledge of WW 2 power cables running underground from an area of sandunes across a beach to a headland, local tractor driver and mate though that "power cables equals copper" and that "copper equals money". The plan was simple drop a mole plough a low as possible into the sand and snag the power cable where it runs underground across the beach, they did get quite a lot of cable and the enthusiast with the metal detector did have some free beer, but was not that pleased about it. Regards Phil

[Fox Hunter]

Well I've had another half hour with mine in between the showers this afternoon but unfortunately didn't find any riches. I found a spoon, some wire, a .22 case (which I was pretty pleased with ) I knew something was there but took ages to find it. It must have been ploughed in because it was quite deep. I also found a few bits of iron like half a horse shoe, a spike type thing and a little round piece of metal with what looks like part of a roll pin in.
I did however learn a massive lesson.
So for any new metal detectors the first rule is never put your shovel near the feckin hole because it pisses you off when your sifting through the soil and you get beep beep

Secondly, if you're struggling to find the item in the turf and you pass the 'chunks' past the detector to see which bit the find is in make sure you don't have metal friggin poppers in the cuffs of your coat

[gypo]

Lol nice one mate
G

[rodp]

Hello all.
I lost a Victorinox knife once somewhere between where I was cutting down a pile of trees to make way for a pond and the nearest access about 400 yards away back to a farm track. It bothered me for days, bloody good knife, to good to be lost somewhere. Didn't think that I would ever see it again untill a friends 7 year old son said that he would look for it at the weekend, sure enough armed with his metal detector and two adults in tow for support he found the knife in less than 10 minutes. Very impressed.
I am going to look around and buy a secondhand model of the same detector as the guy in Scotland who found the Viking hoard a while ago. I wish.
Don't really care if I only find a few horseshoes just think that it will be interesting and time-out to wander about. Thanks Phil

Good on ya Yoda Don't make the mistake of buying one too good mate. You need to get the feel of things before stressing about multitone phones and extensive digital readouts. I've tried a couple of top of the range detectors and you just can't work them without years of experience in digging. Plus the fact they only do an extra couple of inches or so depth. £1700 is a very expensive 2". The detectors we all seem to have now have a very good reputation (sold millions) and do the job admirably. If you notice as well, most hoards are found by relatively cheap detectors and folk who have put the time in. The Staffordshire hoard was found by a bloke on disability who walked the fields most days.
I won't go into the fact that if you can walk fields for hours on end then you can work surely

[rodp]

Well I've had another half hour with mine in between the showers this afternoon but unfortunately didn't find any riches. I found a spoon, some wire, a .22 case (which I was pretty pleased with ) I knew something was there but took ages to find it. It must have been ploughed in because it was quite deep. I also found a few bits of iron like half a horse shoe, a spike type thing and a little round piece of metal with what looks like part of a roll pin in.
I did however learn a massive lesson.
So for any new metal detectors the first rule is never put your shovel near the feckin hole because it pisses you off when your sifting through the soil and you get beep beep

Secondly, if you're struggling to find the item in the turf and you pass the 'chunks' past the detector to see which bit the find is in make sure you don't have metal friggin poppers in the cuffs of your coat

And don't wear steel toe cap boots, you dig, kneel down and it's gone So you stand and swing the detector and it's there again You dig a bit more, kneel down and it's gone again So you stand and swing and it's back By now you're halfway to Australia and still digging. ................Then the penny drops OFFS ................... So then you shovel it all back in as fast as you can before someone spots what you've done

Wasn't me, honest, I just heard about someone else doing it

[Fox Hunter]

brilliant! Now that's something I'd definitely do so I'm glad I know about it first. Saying that I knew about the shovel when I did it the other day but I still managed to do it again today

[rodp]

brilliant! Now that's something I'd definitely do so I'm glad I know about it first. Saying that I knew about the shovel when I did it the other day but I still managed to do it again today

And me, time after time

[rodp]

Well I've had another half hour with mine in between the showers this afternoon but unfortunately didn't find any riches. I found a spoon, some wire, a .22 case (which I was pretty pleased with ) I knew something was there but took ages to find it. It must have been ploughed in because it was quite deep. I also found a few bits of iron like half a horse shoe, a spike type thing and a little round piece of metal with what looks like part of a roll pin in.
I did however learn a massive lesson.
So for any new metal detectors the first rule is never put your shovel near the feckin hole because it pisses you off when your sifting through the soil and you get beep beep

Secondly, if you're struggling to find the item in the turf and you pass the 'chunks' past the detector to see which bit the find is in make sure you don't have metal friggin poppers in the cuffs of your coat

This is what I mean about some detectorists, to them that lot would be junk, it's not Roman or medieval therefore it's scrap To me it's great, I found it and that's good enough. I like curiosities, I would be looking to see what make the case was and if there was any logo on the spoon I know technically it's tat, but it's interesting tat and that's good enough for me

[Fox Hunter]

I lost the .22 case. I put everything in a bag and then put it in a bucket to wash at some point for a photo but forgot about the .22 case and must have tipped it out with the soil in the bag. It would have been interesting to know what make it was as I would have fired it and can't remember firing the .22 in that field for years. I did try and see what make or mark the spoon had but it was too dirty so it's in with the findings bucket for washing and photographing at a later date just to show how good I am at not finding coins and treasure:lol: