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Well what can I say. First trip out with the XP Deus and I decided to go over a field of mine that I have searched a few times before and have recovered most of the larger/easier targets with my Garrett AT Pro. I decided to just use the headphones so I could concentrate on the tones rather than looking at the display as well. Found it a bit difficult at first deciphering what the tones where telling me but after a few hours and a few programme changes started to get the hang of it. Wow! It certainly picks up a lot smaller targets at depth and I have ended up with coins, partifacts etc.
Managed to find this hammered Scottish penny so will be back in there as soon as I have a chance.
The wireless is a godsend and it's a pleasure to carry around as it's so light, I did around six hours yesterday and not one twinge from my hand.

Think it's going to be a good machine for me  :)

what a cracker well done

Well done mate
You have one hell of a detector there
If its there you will pick it up

Well done - I've just bought one because of my shoulder, and I'm so impressed with it.

Keep up the good work

H

Instant results Will great stuff  :D

Leave the Deus at home on Sunday Will, i've enough to contend with Jason without you muscling in on the hammereds as well

Don't matter
Well done
Seems like that's the way it's going
About time all you unbelievers out there to take note
Ha It's a cracker innit

well done will pleased for you ;)

Nice find.

I'm glad others are coming around to my way of thinking!  ;D

Like wise
Best thing I ever done

XP XP XP XP XP lol
Frday  night
XP does the job

Thanks for the replies, probably find bugger all now for weeks!  :

Gave it a clean with some spit and foil.

well found hotmill

Cheers, have to be going some to match your performance though.

Nah your found well, I am just lucky  ;D ;D ;D

Well found.

It's a St Andrew's mint penny of John Balliol.

Pretty scarce, but I'm afraid you have probably severely reduced any value it may have had to a collector by the spit and foil treatment  :'(

Thanks for the id,  I'd have never have sold it anyway, good to know for the future though in case any more turn up.

told yaa nice one  :o

Fantastic find Will  ;D well done.

Probably find nothing for months now.

that's just the start, you'll find loads now. it just takes finding the 1st one to get started.

Great find Will , just what you need to boost your confidence with the new machine . Plenty more to come  i'm sure

Hope so

loads out there bud,more u dig the more u get ;)

I was going to ask how The Doc could read the mint signature - I'd got as far a John Balliol - I had thought that all Scottish coins of this period just had 'Rex Scotorum' on the reverse (and I couldn't see the number of points on the mullets) - but apparently St Andrews signed their mint signature CIVITAS SAN DRE - and you can see the 'N' from this - and there isn't an 'N' in Rex Scotorum. Nice coin - depending on exactly which issue (is it 1st) it booked at ~£150 in fine in Coins of Scotland and Ireland (2003 ed), but (whilst you can do things about it) it has been foiled.....

I've got a bit of a soft spot for St Andrews myself as that's where my wife decided she was going to go out with me rather than her fiancee..... :)

Sorry Roland (and others). I guess I have become a bit lazy and don't tend to explain how I reach an ID. I will try and say a bit more in future.

Several years ago I did a series on hammered ID's, posting a coin, seeing who could ID it and then adding explanations.

Here is an example, with the image re-added because the pics have been deleted from all these old threads. If there's enough interest, I will revive a few more, or even try some new ones.

http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?topic=3648.0 (http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?topic=3648.0)

I'm getting there on the 'normal' hammered - after all I'm more of a romanist :) - but as I don't see tht much Scotish then I don't get chance to look it up much (I've got the book...) - It's always useful (not just to me) to see how you (or I or anyone else) has identified a coin - after all at some point we (I) wouldn't have been able to identify something (and there are plently of coins / items I still can't) - it's only by practice and having things pointed out that we get better - I've found recently that finding something (like groats or somesuch) makes me go and learn more about them....... :) I just need to find some more things  ;D