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Title: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: DEADLOCK on January 23, 2015, 11:05:22 PM My first recordable find was spindle whoul I found one a rally,
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Dryland on January 24, 2015, 12:30:53 AM Mine was a Lizzie 1st sixpence
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: handyman [Alan} on January 24, 2015, 09:43:14 AM Mine was a copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, dating from 343 to 348
found in October 2005. Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Chef Geoff on January 24, 2015, 09:54:59 AM I hate to admit it but after 37 years I haven't got a clue ??? I do remember which was my first recorded though a James I groat that I found in our garden in November 2008 three days after moving back to the UK.
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: jonty on January 24, 2015, 10:04:49 AM A bronze age palstave axe head in great condition, found near Kidwelly. The farmer was happy for it to be be donated to the Museum of Wales, where it now resides.
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: bristolminelab on January 24, 2015, 11:11:57 AM James 1st shilling :)
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: BugbrookeBen on January 24, 2015, 02:18:01 PM Northampton Bird street traders token, 1651 :)
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: DEADLOCK on January 24, 2015, 03:35:35 PM Amazing how many people found hammereds first
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: gesza on January 24, 2015, 03:37:55 PM mine as to be a 200 ad silver denarius of caracalla rome mint :)
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Chef Geoff on January 24, 2015, 04:37:47 PM Al I have a feeling that a great many recordable artefacts or more likely partefacts found by newcomers end up in the bin or nearest hedge and I include myself in that too :-[
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Dungbeetle on January 24, 2015, 06:23:31 PM The first thing that I recorded with the pas was a 1588 Lizzie sixpence. A nice date as it was Armada year.
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: roaljodaka on January 24, 2015, 06:36:55 PM Musket ball :D :D
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Chef Geoff on January 24, 2015, 08:52:21 PM No Scottish sorry James I of Scotland not England ;)
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: WEBBER on January 24, 2015, 09:00:59 PM Claudius Dupondius with my first detector Garrett ace 250 one of only two Roman coins ever found by me !!
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Dale on January 24, 2015, 09:24:26 PM No Scottish sorry James I of Scotland not England ;) My next question was do you want to sale :D ;) Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Chef Geoff on January 24, 2015, 09:51:58 PM No but when I'm dead you can ask one of my daughters lol I have never sold a coin apart from a Vicky sovereign many years ago, all either go back to the landowner, Romans go to the local primary schools and the remainder get split in to three coin cases one for each of my daughters ;)
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Dale on January 24, 2015, 09:55:03 PM No but when I'm dead you can ask one of my daughters lol I have never sold a coin apart from a Vicky sovereign many years ago, all either go back to the landowner, Romans go to the local primary schools and the remainder get split in to three coin cases one for each of my daughters ;) Geoff I was meaning if it was English ;) Iv also gave some to my son to take to school for there Roman topic ;) Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Chef Geoff on January 24, 2015, 09:56:56 PM Oh :D :D if it was English I might have auctioned that one ;D
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Dale on January 24, 2015, 09:59:13 PM Oh :D :D if it was English I might have auctioned that one ;D Yes mate :D Your Scottish ones a rare one though, have you any photos? Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Mike on January 25, 2015, 12:25:12 PM I think mine was a henry groat Calais mint as I recall :-\
I to gave a handful of romans to my son to take to school and they were never seen again :( ........... and he was the teacher :D :D Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: DEADLOCK on January 25, 2015, 02:25:04 PM Still a lot of hammereds being found rather than artifacts.
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on January 25, 2015, 06:32:28 PM First recordable for me was a Fibula, which lay in my scrap box for a month before I knew what it was.
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: metalmonster on January 25, 2015, 11:53:50 PM colonel rice powells fob seal
Title: Re: So people what was your first recordable find or over 300yrs old Post by: probono on January 26, 2015, 01:30:40 PM I think mine was a henry groat Calais mint as I recall :-\ I to gave a handful of romans to my son to take to school and they were never seen again :( ........... and he was the teacher :D :D I suppose you don't count the Anglo-saxon one - as that was pre-PAS? |