Metal Detecting (Including Finds).

[Clearviewsimon]

My pal has had some very good hauls from around reservoirs...there were a lot of workers who were paid in cash(who also enjoyed a drink) and subsequently lost a good bit of their wages. Also the land at the back of Fishmoor res net to Queens park hospital brought up quite a few temperance medals...

[Accyexplorer]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Jason, it is going to take you a long time and a lot of digging to get rich at this rate.
Still, if it keeps you happy and gets you out in the fresh air, it can't all be bad.

All that digging does take its toll on your back at my dotage M
It opens the lungs and gets me out the house that's good enough for me.

Not being one to flout the law,I've found it rather difficult to secure land to detect on so I jump at the chance and you just don't know when I may stumble across that Accrington hoard .

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

He hasn't found enough to pay for the batteries yet!

Metal detector £140
Pin pointer £90
Spade £25
Trowel £15
Gloves £3
Jewellers eye glass £5
Batteries £5
Coin display pouches £5
Coin cleaning kit £4
Knee pads £5
My time £ ????

But the feeling when you dig that hole find something shiny....priceless...well close enough.
And I've found 5 spendable one pound coins....enough to cover my battery expenses

Originally Posted by Clearviewsimon

My pal has had some very good hauls from around reservoirs...there were a lot of workers who were paid in cash(who also enjoyed a drink) and subsequently lost a good bit of their wages. Also the land at the back of Fishmoor res net to Queens park hospital brought up quite a few temperance medals...

I'll have to get try and get permission from the water board and take a trip out sometime,coins are nice but I prefer the unusual stuff.
The only military stuff I've had is old (live) bullets.

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by Clearviewsimon

brought up quite a few temperance medals...

Originally Posted by Accyexplorer

The only military stuff I've had

Think these"Temperance Medals" may not be quite the Military medals you're hoping for.

[Accyexplorer]

If they sell then I'll dig for them ...folk even buy rusty old ring pulls

[Accyexplorer]

I got out metal detecting again for a few hours this morning.I hit one of my pasture permissions which is fairly clean as far as rubbish goes.
To be honest, I did dig a fair few bits of (s)crap but its always a welcome treat when you have a day like today and find a array of different objects including coins

Here are the objects of note and there is a dollop of green (karma) for the first person to correctly ID the object in the last pic as i haven't the foggiest.

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[Accyexplorer]

I've just got back from a few hours in the rain doing a little detecting on a new local permission.
I went for a walk and ended up bumping into a nice chap who had a largish plot of land with a footpath running through it and after a little talking he said i could detect on it.
At first he was talking about legal contracts and how if i found treasure he wanted half (a fair percentage).I told him i preferred a good old fashioned handshake and a bit of trust and eventually he came around and agreed.so i cut my walk short and went home for the detector.
After id finished, i did go to show him the spoils but after a quick glance he seemed distant and uninterested
Anyhow,here is the 'treasure'

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Also,is there any chance this thread can be moved to the hobbies section?

[Accyexplorer]

Today i had a list of things to do and metal detecting wasn't on it.
By about 2 oclock I'd managed to get all the chores/jobs done and Mrs E said "why don't you pop out metal detecting" as she had to pop into town to get some bits,She was hardly off the street and I was in the car
I decided to head up to my new pasture permission, the weather was lovely and the sunshine was kissing my cheeks
It threw up some interesting bits,including a few pre decimals,a Accy coop token and one piece in particular that intrigues me a little pedant with the words "Wembley Exhibition 1924"...any ideas anyone?
Afterwards,I went to show the landowner but he wasn't impressed by my spoils...I even offered him any item he liked....still no interest

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[DaveinGermany]

British Empire exhibition 1924 souvenir, probably.

[Accyexplorer]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

British Empire exhibition 1924 souvenir, probably.

I think your right D,I've had a look and you can pick them up for peanuts on a popular auction site.
Still,it's a nice little personal item to add to my finds collection

[Accyexplorer]

I've been out for a couple of hours this evening on my new pasture permission,I decided to trawl the footpath and it ended up throwing up a few interesting bits including some coins
I found my first 1930s florin,a lead buyton/dress weight,a silver 3pence,a rusty brooch,a Carolina moon badge,a pro valetudine charm and a few bits of pre decimal pocket change.

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[Accyexplorer]

After a long day (listening to our peg),I needed some quiet time so i got the detector and had a wander to my pasture permission.
The weather was nice and now the farmer knows me a little better he has said i can go on the fields whenever i like.
After a couple of hours and once the sun started disappearing,It soon got chilly so i decided to call it a day.

The finds of note are:

7 old half pennies
4 old one pennies
2 threepenny bits
2 dog tags
2 yale keys
1 Carabiner Clip
1 pound coin
1 rotting spoon
1 1933 George V shilling


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[Accyexplorer]

I was up bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning so after a few odd jobs i decided to have a hour or so detecting on my pastured permission.

The finds of note are:

3 threepenny bits
2 old half pennies
2 Howard and bullough tokens
2 buttons
1 old 1910 penny and the pièce de résistance a ring that i suspect is costume jewelry.

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[Accyexplorer]

I had a couple of hours out with the detecting stick this evening.

The finds of note are:

6 old half pennies
3 old one pennies
2 six pence's
1 pound coin
1 threepence and a button

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[Gordon Booth]

Half pennies? Pennies? Threepence's? Buttons?

That's all you ever find. Where are you detecting? Round an old workhouse?

[Accyexplorer]

I prefer them sort of coins to live bullets but they are getting rather boring
I go detecting on a local farmers field that's got a owd footpath running through it.
I'd love to find Roman or medieval treasure but securing permission for them sort of sites (ribchester etc) is difficult due to detecting clubs and rallies paying landowners to keep the lone detectorists away.
The only other thing woud be to go "nighthawking" but im not prepared to do that.
Where did you go when you engaged in the hobby and did you ever find anything of value?