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my finds today in the vale a henry 8th groat posthumous coinage of 1547-51 and a half cut of henry 111 shortcross penny a roman brooch and a very nice scouts ring or togle not sure any info on this would help alot (regards phil)

nice find's boy's. looks like you got some interesting fields there.  mike

Nice finds, looks like a good site!

Looks like you had a good day Phil!
Al

nice finds there phil keep em coming

great stuff phil....well found !....byron

Not a ring or a toggle, it's a Woggle  :D That Henry is an amazing find Phil a good day all round by the look of the finds, Well done.

well wats a (W) from a T almost got it right im such a dingbat  ::) any clues to wat the the age is its got on bottom BE PREPARED ;) regards phil

From what I know of woggles (which isn't much), underneath the "be prepared" there should be some type of insignia or design. Woggles can be made from almost anything but the type that you have found should relate to a particular scout group, unless you can identify the group dating may be difficult. Think the movement was started in 1897? by Baden Powell. When they did camp out I think the last thing the scout leader did was have a quick look around for woggles because they were notorious for slipping off the neckerchiefs.

thanks alot for that hedgehog very gratefull ;)

Ahhhhhhhhhhh that Henry v111 is great , really good detail on it . You must have been chuffed to bits!

yes rob mate over the moon very rare in this condition 8)

Posted for borderfox, who said, "anything you can do, I can do too"

John's Woggle

yer ok but were is the henry pos groat and the half cut penny and the roman brooch  ???i get up to early for you guys :D :D :D

You got to admit though that is a wonderful woggle  ;D would still prefer to find the groat  ;)

after the rally phil and i went back to this field, the farmer was there doing some work he told us many moons ago the scouts regulary camped there so to find a second toggle or woogle  i was chuffed, makes a great ring , been wearing it since fri, anyway who wants these old hammered, you forget i also got a scouts compass, ::) regards john

yer you forgot to tell them you went there the next day on your own without me and found them ???

nice selection of finds well done :D

EXCELLENT FINDS PHIL  ESPECIALLY THE COINS.....    WELL DONE BUD

Great finds,"Be prepared" to find some more ;)

I thought the Scouts field would be full of shillings. "Bob a Job"  :D

hi there jon the hammerd groat was found in a spring why it was there we did not know  ??? but now we was told by the farmer there was many moons ago a market garden and a very old house which got pulled down now we understand why the coin was there i wonder if it was put there or droped when getting water we,ll never know ;)

 the way the finds are coming in poor mark lodwick will have a nervoius breakdown he s working six days a week now, trying to record everything regards john :( :(

Now thats what i call a good days Detecting !

Well winkled Phil !

news on date of woggles done a bit off reserch on them and come up with 1907 is the date they used the motto and only that year so not bad for 102 years old ground must be so kind to finds thats a first in wales :D :D regards phil

ha ha ha,  here's another one, Yeah  i wear one myself ,  A Cubs's one though,   their all the go now, lol.
 Alan

nice one alan :D :D :D

nice finds looks like a productive
site

yes steve very good site i call it little england full of good stuff (vale of glamorgan) ;)

A PHIL THEY ARE VERY GOOD FINDS MATE BEEFY

some more finds from wales out with casa dos kev and idie dig it today and then joined by loiue 90 in the afternoon had a great day out lots of finds idie had a nice hammie to start the day well found mate charles 1st penny we think  ??? walked for miles lots of coins 1909 silver joey two silver william 111 love tokens a very nice lead lions head  mount well done again idie  ;) nice find indeed coin weights a nice cap badge  lots of lead weights to much to list and to heavy to carry pics to follow im sure kev and idie will had to this  8)

Looking forward to the pics wel done ;D

here are my finds sunday from wales with kev and idie

Really well done fella theres no wonder they call you the Vac!  ;D

thanks Phil for getting the henry coin back up m8,great coin ,and where you found it of all places in a stream......great stuff ;)

WELL DONE  PHIL  YOU  BEEN A BUSY MAN BY THE LOOKS OF IT ,,,,,,, DO I SPOT  A HAMMIE THERE  TOO  ??? ??? ??? ???    WELL DONE  AGAIN BUD ;D ;D

no mate my butty idie had the hammie well done to him  ;)

I love the henry the eighth mate lovely :o

It's such a shame your Groat has been nibbled as it's got a lovely profile of Henry VIII.

I'd love to find a Henry VIII coin, well done Phil.  :)

Mickey

out today with my mate from spain (gazza) had a good day a bit wet last off but thats what it is all about we started in ross on a new farm not a lot a few coins old pennys  and a 1923 silver shilling so went on to glos good old gloscester never let me down :D  yet. finds in glos two hammies one lizzy sixpence 1592 and a james 1st penny then a nice silver wotsit with a big stone in it hope this is a diamond if it is this is a wopper ££££££  :D then a nice silver 1848 four pence this is a first for me .a few nice lead tokens and a lot of buttons will post pic tomorrow ;) regards (phil)

well done phil a cracking woggle :)the henry aint bad either :) :) :) :) :) :) 8)

thanks silky ;)

SOME OF THE FINDS FROM SUNDAY  :)

i think ive cracked it thanks rob and daf.vinci here they are  :)

Some lovely finds phil mate lovely bit of silver looks like a productive site well done the VAC ! ;D

went out today with paul beepy from barry try a new site in chepstow there was two hill forts side by side had a few roman coins and a few bits and bobs and then wow what a find still cant get my head around it still what a buckle its huge it was only about 8ins deep in the wood this is my find of a lifetime the patner is flawless im thinking its roman as the horse got ring and dot on it but may be celtic ??? but i think to big for celtic got it home and washed it it is outstanding :o  :o cant stop looking at it  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)                                                                                                 ps pics to follow ;)

COME ON PHIL MATE ,,,,, SHOW ME THE PICS    ;D ;D ;D ;D

these are the pics JON  ;) what do you think  ::) 8)

BLOODY HELL PHIL MATE   IVE  NEVER   EVER  SEEN ANYTHING  IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION BUD ,,,,, ITS   GORGOUS    WELL  DONE  TO YA   FELLA     ITS  A    CRACKER     ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Wow superb Buckle Phil such good condition to,well done mate...Dave ;D ;D ;D

do you know if its roman or celtic ??? the two forts are 1 is roman and the second is celtic

PERONALY I WOULD TAKE A STAB AT IT BEING ROMAN  BUD    ??? ??? ???    IT   DOSENT MATTER   ITS  FANTASTIC     ;D ;D ;D

It is very nice buckle mate.
Could it be a Norman buckle?
It does look similar to other buckles of that time??

dont know daf .vinci why i said could it be roman or celtic cos of the forts and the ring and dot on the horse dont think normans used ring and dot or did they  ???

Bloody hell Phil , that is stunning mate!  Wait till Neil sees that , he loves his buckles.

Im just guessing mate.
Ive found a site from around the same time as when the normans were in Hastings,
so i have been looking online for things i could possibly find from the area.
It looks very similar to a few i found online thats all.

thanks for your help mate not sure myself dont care if it is goegie still over the moon with it  :D

well done phil you wont find a better buckle if you live to be 150. i'd say roman without a doubt.   mike

sorry guys these are the rest of my finds got carryed away then  :P

Sweet Jesus Phil!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

That is an outstanding find and if I'm not mistaken Roman Calvary.

That is outstanding and I can safely say the most impressive find in my opinion on this website to date. That would be all my christmas's come true at once!

Well done mate - you deserve it!

Neil

FLIPPIN HECK    PHIL BOY ,,,, I WOULDENT  MIND  FINDING THE  LITTLE  ROMAN COINS  THERE ,,, I WOULD OF BEEN HAPPY  TO  OF  FOUND  JUST ONE  OF THEM BUD   ;D ;D

I am still in awe Phil - if that doesn't walk away with find of the year at SCAN Club - I have no idea what would. I have looked at it numerous times and can find no exact comparison so far in all my reference books and on the net.

Love the horse head terminals on the far right of it. As I siad earlier I am guessing at roman Cavalry, but the circular dots on the main buckle plate may spell older. No bugger it, I am sticking with Roman - museum quality find mate.

Not sure if everyone on here realises how rare and perfect an artefact that is!

Truely amazing

Neil
 

nice one Phil,I don't know how you managed to carry on in that rain,you deserved them finds,I put my detector in the airing cuboard Ihope it dries out by Sunday.

Hell Phil that is the most stunning buckle I have ever seen, the condition is fantastic, gotta be Roman but there is a celtic influence there.
Never mind Cardiff scan I would say that it has got to be the find of the year countrywide as an artefact, something to cherish, well saved, you have every reason to be over the moon!

amazing find ...amazing condition.....very well found phil.......byron

Well done phil ;) another nice group of finds  ::) and the buckle is very special indeed :o your numero uno  ;D

hi vac, after seeing the buckle  in the flesh , i can only say stunning find . museum standard item , well done, another great find in wales regards john

many thanks mr fox and all the rest of the forum :)

Well done Phil,find of a lifetime mate, :) :)

nice finds phil well done :o

Just seen it,what a find .Really WOW factor stuff.Well found,I'm really chuffed for you.
Al :) :) :)

That is absoloutly stunning phil mate and i am jealous as f**k :o :P ;D

A magnificent find Phil, Ive never seen a buckle quite like it.   :) ;D

Dont fancy fetching it to the Rally do you fella ? So we can get a loof at it in the flesh?  :)  pleeeeeeaaaasssseeeeeeeeeeeeeee .

yes mate will do that was going to anyway to show neil  ;)

hi phil thats a great find ,must be one of the best this year , if not the best hope to see you on the rally to have a look mate
  well done ,
         DES aka kane

cheers des cant wait mate to chat to you again injoyed it last time  ;) see you on sunday

Look forward to seeing it Phil, thanks. :) :)

That is very very nice you do find some nice things I must say good one you bud....................

wow 1002  views that must be a first on the forum thanks guys come on mr fox well get you there  ;)

well done mr vac

no a big well done to you louie  ;) i was told tonight you found your first hammerd  8) good man i new you had it in you i bet you look like this  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D ;)

out to day with paul (beepy) in the vog what a day two broken detectors made a good come back four silver a bullhead shilling a silver denari and two hammies took some pics this a site for soar eyes they are cutting hoo ray post the rest tomrrow  :) pauls detector broke and then mine took me two hours to mend it in the field  :P then i went to work ;)

Hi Phil nice little find bud dont stop looking bud but dont take all the coins lol................ ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sounds like a nice and a frustrating day Phil, look forward to seeing the finds, nice shiny shilling there, is that how they come up?

yer steve not the best of coins but ok took the pic in the field soon has it came out :)

the pics from yesterday at the vale :)

Hey Phil, some very nice finds mate luv the little silver roman cracker..... ;D   Dave

Well done phil still doing the business i see ;)

Well done Phil - nice to hear the VOG is still producing Denari. What ruler is it?

I've still not got a positive date for that ring I found with you and Mr Pugh - getting it repaired on Friday

cheers
Neil

ive done a bit of reserch on it niel it is trajan :)

It was a great day Phil , nice selection of finds there, what are the marks on the hammie next to the shield, is it a Henry VIII?

the marks are steve t w i think its one of those holy ones nice little coin the denari is trajan cant think of the name of those hammerd now  ??? found a few of them they was used in the 14th or 15th i think ???

Is it a Henry Archbishop Wolseley then?

yes mate i think so well done steve

Dunno how you do it Phil? Have only found 3 Henry VIII coins in a lifetime of looking, well done!

sorry steve i got wrong  :P it is henry 8th it is a sovereign type  penny you was right ;)

some amazing finds here phil!!! keep em coming!!  ;)

thanks james were you been hideing ???

out with the fox on saturday in the vog 22 to 7 mr fox you want to put some petrol in that tortoies if your going to over take me had a lovey pair of nut krackers three silver milled and then out today for three hours two hammerd four roman coins and a roman brooch  which a gave my bud digga the roman coins tonight he,ll have fun cleaning them  ;) pics to follow

 IVE GIVEN THEM A BIT OF A SCRUB ALLREADY PHIL  AND THANKS FOR THEM ,,,  ALSO FOR DOING THE CANS ,,,,, OH  HOPE  YA LIKED  THE FEEDING SHOW  OF THE MICE BUD  ,,,,, DONT HAVE NIGHTMARES   ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D

and here we have them this weekend finds the one hammerd is very strange might be a richard not sure the nut crackers i love them  :) ps sorry about the pics but camra still not set right hopeing neil can do this for me next time we are out with him ;)

nice one phil bud you must of some great land bud keep it going ...................... ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cracking finds Phil - well done mate. No problem with sorting your camera out when we next meet up - its the least I could do.

Keep up the good work on the logest thread Detectingwales has ever seen! ;D

Cheers
Neil

well neil we are hopeing to get back over to england soon and show you what it is really like so the invite is there mate for you if you want it  ;)

Nice phil it sort of puts my finds to shame Well done mate ;)

right i,ve think i got this hammerd now i thinks its HENRY V penny yolk mint can anyone comfirm this for me thanks phil ;)

I can't see enough detail to confirm the ID Phil - needs better pictures ::)

sorry peter about the pics but cannot work the settings out on this camra yet hopeing neil will sort it out for me :)

well  done vac, i like your nuts cracker  got a great use for them if you beat me next time ::)

good finds mr vac

thank you lou (coooooooogle)  ;)

Great finds man well done

             Jonny

the prat beats the vac and the fox

i call lou the prat because on wed. i called him to my side of new field, and he found a jamesist half groat, then we set up a gridding area, after 10 mins, he shouted hammy, when i looked he was in my gridding area , hence prat plus lots of other rude words fri, vac me an the prat louise went out , all day it was coogle or squirell, he calls me that because im always eating his chocalate, then he found a lovelly roman sersturius, and then a pipe tamper with a figure of a man, with a large c--k sticking out, or phallic in roman terms  how can we concentrate, we can t stop laughing well done lou 90 enjoy your moment of glory ps tamper is georgian  the vac and the fox will strike back john ::) ::) ;D ;D the second hammy was charles 1st half groat nice coins

Hey Phil, some really nice finds there well done ;D.....Dave

 hi two of lou 90 finds fri, sersturius anybody now who and a pipe tamper, with extension ::) vac and i went out today, vac started with charles  1st penny nice hammy and 1915 shilling, i had fake george11 halfcrown , and nice charles 11 farthing. wooped again cant beat him now 23- 7 down well done vac will i or lou strike back ::) ::) john

Hi Borderfox ;D Some very nice finds there well done...Dave

Some really nice finds there, those little hammies are hard to find. Looks like Hadrian (Hadrianus) and that pipe tamper is a show stopper  ;D Lovely finds, good site.

thanks steve for your coms and your help ;)

p.s. Is it a Charles 1st half groat with the shilling?

no steve its a penny with 1 behind his head dont know why john did not show the front  ???

when is the vac bac the prat will strike back colgo

i,ll see you soon louie and you willnot be strikeing back son i got my xs sorted now so look out you two  ;) :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D

out today with the tafflaff (rob) it was like a summers day sweating like a arib armpit not a bad day for newport finds wise two roman brooches a roman pin a silver ring and a coin weight rob had his first roman silver and a roman grot well done rob pics to follow regards phil :)

Well done Rob/Phil lok forward to seeing them ;D......Dave

here are the finds from a day out with tafflaff

That is an absolutely Fantastic find and would put a stop to detecting for myself at least for a few moments while my heart calmed down.

A real belter of a find and the real reason we spend so much time walking around the fields, keep at it mate.

Great finds Phil - that ring looks nice :)

NICE FINDS WELL DONE KEEP THEM COMING................. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

thanks guys for the comm,s ;)

That is a lovely chunky ring Phil, any idea how old it is? I'm glad that Rob has found his first denarius, he deserves to find more with the effort he puts in. What's the long thin brooch?

Nice one phil you got the hang of detecting then :D :D :D :D :D ;)

yes, well done MR ccccccccccccccccccooooooooooooogggggggggggglllllllllllllleeeeeeee ;)

not sure on the age of the ring guys no hallmark so thats a good thing i think the thin brooch steve the last one i found like that came back as iron age  ??? so dont know sorry

Nice finds Phil.

If I'm not miustaken the long thin brooch is an early Le Tenne style fibula. Popular in France and then made it over here - not a common find. I think Maxines had one before.

Nice ring mate.

Keep up the good work and the longest post in DW history! ;D
Neil

thanks neil  :) went out again saturday down the vale it was so hot 8) i had the pleasure to go with mr fox and beepy (paul) we worked so had paul stared the day with a i think a roman bangle nice find paul well done mate  ;) it was had work not a lot coming out at all and then in the next feild a had a silver vicky milled and another roman fib i must be having a roman brooch week  :D and mr fox had a girl guides badge and a nice worked flint well done mr fox who said you need them glasses eyes like a shithouse rat  ;D went on to one more place and came across 1more coin (steve) in a field working the stuble with his bright red kit on we was going to stop and say hello but had to get back  :( regards phil

Looks I/A Phil. nice finds. :)

im not coming tomororow the prat is going to be there instead and hes going to kick you and mr fox ass colgo

what you on about louie you,ve lost me your are about as much use as a one legged man in a ass kicking comp  :D :D :D :D :D :D

Nice  to see the photies Phil and well done on some nice finds ;D.....Dave

out today at the D W rally what a lovey day the sun was out all day was able to go after as my good mate richy offerd me a lift thats for that rich met alot of the boys again nice to see you again guys started of well four target a hammie a charles 1st penny it was cliped alot as they often are and them went on to find a nice 14th cent buckle and a roman pin head and a little silver cross of no age  :-\ we then went to the second site were i trumpt in with a second hammie  :) charles the 1st again but this time a sixpence went on to find a roman grot and a few bits and bobs and rich had his first henry 111 shortcross with the e-trac well done rich nice coin  ;) last signal was a horse pendent talk about deep mr fox  ::) post pic soon regards phil

hi well done  vac and richy good finds , well the cricket season finished today , so the fox is on the prowl  again hungry for goodies  ::) ::) john

here are my finds from dw rally yesterday  :)

WELL DONE PHIL KEEP THEM COMING.................. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

WELL DONE PHIL    LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A GOOD DAY MATE ....... ;D ;D ;D ;D

had my revenge with the hammmend the one legged prat strikes back

Nice one vac keep em coming your the man ;)

thanks for the nice comms guys and louie why so many mmmmm,s in your hammerd ??? :D

Well done Phil, you did well there ;D

Hi Phil ur doing well very nice finds ;D........Dave

out again today with the fox had a good day coming thick and fast now finds were three buckles three roman coins one half cut hammie a nice roman pin with red enamal in the top and a big chuncky roman ring will post the pics tomos  :)

out again today with beepy paul down the vale finds was four hammies two roman a silver shilling and a bit of a nice silver ring  :( paul had two hammies well done paul thats good going mate 6 hammies in one day will post the two days pic,s together :)

well done phil   looks like the xs  strikes again   ;D ;D  looking forward too seeing the pics bud   ;) ;) ;)

these,s are the finds from tuesday and wednesday  :)

Well done Phil - that ring looks like it would have been a bit special - shame its broken.

Nice groat as well

Cheers
Neil

GET ON PHIL   MORE   LOVELY  HAMMIES ,,,, IM  DROOLING HERE  WRITING THIS BUD ,,,,,, WELL DONE   :D :D :D

Hi Phil nice finds bud well done keep them coming and maybe one day I will be in hammie land with you boys lol.............................. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

great finds paul and vac can you leave some for me next time ;D

Nice one Phil , it's good to hit the silver like that and from various dates too, wonder if you will go back there?  ;D

well done  Phil on you vale finds m8  ;)

sorry guys for got to post the artifacts a roman ring three buckles a roman pin with red enamel in the top and three roman coins how did i forget them  ??? it must be my age i will post pics tomorrow  ;)

yes Phil its your age,looking forward to having a look  at them m8 ;)

well done yet again  ;D ;D ;D ;D

these are the finds i forgot to put on i do like the roman pin with the red in the top  :)

WHAT CAN I SAY PHIL ,,,, YOUVE DONE IT AGAIN BUD  WELL FOUND   SOME CRACKING PIECES THERE MATE ;D ;D ;D ;) ;)

top finds to a top detectrist,well done coooooooooogggglllleeeee

Like the finds Phil, what do you think the pin was used for?

Lovely phil mate ;)

i think steve  ??? they was used for the hair not 100% sure but thats what i think cheers guys for the comms ;)

Nice finds Phil - I like those medieval buckles :)

Once again Phil - you come up with the goods mate. As Peter said some lovely buckles there! A nice smattering of Roman as well - good result!

This really is the everlasting thread. One of my mates on the International Detecting site I have been a long standing member of, who live in South Africa said he regularly comes on this site and always looks at your ongoing post first to see what you latest find is! You've gone global my friend! ;D

Well done
Neil

got dad out of hospital this morning early so went out for a few hours to a new farm he let me go on the planted fields very nice guy indeed finds were a eddie hammie a bull head shilling a very nice seal matrex allways welcome ;) a roman coin a silver leaf brooch two lead tokens and a silver pendunt so much silver had a silver day to day not complaining  ;D this farm is going to be good this winter will post the pics tomorrow  :)

hope your Dads Ok.phil

Finds sound great phil looks like i'am coming back at the right time

















 

ok guys these are the finds from sunday afternoon :)

That seal is a beauty Phil, a nice chunky complete one there, nice group of finds great pics too!

Nice finds Phil. The seal is Georgian or maybe a little bit earlier, and the hammie is Edward III.

thanks pete very gratfull  ;)

cccccccccoggggglllleeeeeee strikes again i think, great finds PHIL what can i say .........you are one of the top detectrists i know , lovely  combination of great and lovely finds ;)

That seal is a lovely find Phil, I'd be pleased with that, well saved. :)

thanks guys for the comms  ;) kev not the best mate just the sites if its not there you cannot find it  ;)

phil - -re 9th october post - -middle row on rt -- i have an identical clasp with the internal heart -- i'm wondering how many other have such a find?

it may be worth plotting the whereabouts of these to see if there is a pattern

cheers

alan

hi alan dont know what they are  ???i think your right some kind of clasp i found mine in glocester  :)

mine was found October 2005 in northamptonshire. i have recorded it with the FLO who identified as

"copper alloy, heart decoration, hinge or curved hook - 16th to 17th century suggested"

the NARC number is  6FBEB6

thanks for that info alan i got a second one in my scrap box very much the same now i know the date of them  :-\ ill have to get it out off there ill let you know what how flo says about it and i,ll let you know thanks again  ;)

u r very welcome -- for the record it was my second ever find.

thats a very nice second find mate dont think they are that common  ??? havenot seen many at all well done mate ;)

it would be interesting to see if the flo can pull off the location of such artefacts to see if there is a pattern to the distribution, they may just be peculiar to the midlands area. [yep i include GLAWSter in that!].

well worth an ask of your FLO -- ours is tied up with producing  a vast number of record sheets which her previous 2 predecessors hadn't provided to our club! [18 months to date]

just for the records guys this is what alan is on about any body ever found one like it and were  ;)

http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_obj.php?type=finds&id=001440700380120F (http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_obj.php?type=finds&id=001440700380120F)

A copper-alloy incomplete object, probably an item for securing an item of furniture, book or dress accessory. The object has a field of openwork decoration with a heart in the centre. The field is broken to either side of the heart, but there was originally more openwork decoration at these points. At the bottom of the decorative field is a curved hook or hinge. Above the field the object has a T-shaped projection. This also appears to be broken, but was originally presumably for attachment purposes.

The heart shaped decoration suggests that this artefact dates from the post-medieval period and a date 16th or 17th century date is tentatively suggested.

The incomplete artefact measures 29.2 mm in length and 16.4 mm wide. It is 1.8 mm thick.

nice finds coogle seen your buckle in the treasure magazine found a hammerd with fox possbilty of a rare hammerd hope to see you soon coogle the prat will strike back

thanks lou hope it is a rare one mate fair play to you you are becoming a good detectorist keep it up mate and i,ll see you soon regards phil  ;)

This thread is the thread formelry known as Henry Eight Posthumous groat

Phil you can put a different sub heading everytime you reply and post more goodies up.

eg  (Phils finds today 18th October 09 "Timbuktu")

Exceptional finds mate love the seal never found one myself hoping one comes my way one day ;)

went out sunday to a new site in england had the good company of neil we had a cracking day dont know what went on but every time i found something neil would find the same finds for the day was four hammerd ,three crokell bells two roman coins a nice roman disc brooch which we thought was silver but after i cleaned it turned out to be silverd but still very nice  :-\ afew nice buckles a few milled coins weather was brill the sun shined all day pics to come  :)

Wow sounds good Phil, looking foeward to the Pics ;D.......Dave

Well done Phil/Neil , come on then get the pics up  :P

ok here are  the pics of the finds from sunday18th

and the buckles  ;)

Great photos Phil - shame that buckle wasn't solid silver - still a nice find though.

I had a cracking day out mate - I'll post my photos when I get back from work later.

Love both of the buckles - particularly the plated one - thats quiote early Medieval mate.

That piece of engraved bronze you found was interesting as well - has an age to it.

Thanks again
Neil

Sounds like a cracking day out phil well done on the finds ;)

Hell Phil that's some site, great finds there, didn't even mention the book clasp, that's nice too, what is the little engraved bit on the bottom right?

yer sorry steve its jest a ring and dot and some zig zags its so funny as its the same patten as neils stranger things have happend i gess  ???

Very nice finds again Phil,i really like the military buckle  :)

thanks guys  ;)we are planning a return to this site soon it was a bit dry but now we are having the rain a diffrent ball game cant wait  :)

off work today went to chepstow for three hours didnot go far as i gest it was going to pour down the bloody sun was out all day just great micheal fish please come back :D but had a good few hours finds was three silver one being a hammie a bulhead sixpence made in to a token and a 1939 two shillings a few buckles a outstanding half penny 1885 and a wotsit any id will be gratefull will post pics in a bit  ;)

Come on coooggglleeee i am getting excited now show us the pics mate .What hammy was it ? ;D

ok guys just uploaded them here gos

rubbish pics sorry guys  :P but theres mors the wotsit any one klnow what it is  ???

Nice hammy phil dont know what the wotsit is though ???

Cracking finds Phil! The wotsit is very interesting and a first glance I though it was a bizzare pastry jigger, its not though - no idea what it is, but interesting all the same.

Well done on the hamster.

The photos are a bit blury due to hand shake mate - try resting your elbow against your knee of if you can flat on something. The settings were fine on your camera last time I looked at it.

Cheers
Neil

cheers guys neil i think i got the shakes i need beer mate :D never mind that load of trash have a look at this half penny this made my day what a little cracker dont you think  ???

If only they would all come out like that one phil mate wot a beauty:oYou had the same thoughts as me neil thought it was a jigger at first ??? Think its modern now looks like countersunk screws went in the holes ???

I agree Adie - now that you mention it - definately looks like the holes are for countersunk screws OR dare I say it the setting for huge rubies! ;D

Great Penny Phil and its really great to see you happy about finding a Vicky Penny! I would be also its a beauty mate - I love finding decent coppers as you saw last Sunday! ;D

Neil

my gess at first was a horse harnis cos it got a lug on the top not a tooth dont think its modern but you never know ???

nice finds PHIL hammy nice one bullhead as well but the vicky h-penny is acracker m8,its the best one iv ever seen ,welldone again ccccccccoooooogggggllllleeeee

Nice finds Phil - any chance of a better pic of the hammie?

yer ill try pete but im rubbish with a camra :D :D

is this any better pete ???

Thanks Phil - that pic's a bit better. It's an Edward I penny, London mint, Class 4a I believe, or possibly a Class 4a/3g mule, because the two sides have two different types of the letter S.

Could you try and get a better pic again or bring it to the next meeting so I can get a pic then?

thanks pete for your help  ;) your a very handy guy to know i will bring it with me for you to look at thanks again  :)

That's a nice little lot Phil, great viccy, hope it doesn't start to "crumble" at the edges , how do you stop that? Mine usually start before I get them home!

mine do sometimes steve some do some dont if you keep them on there own helps they bang against them selfs which do it somrtimes  :) went out today had a good day six roman coins one hammerd a saxon strapend some bits and bobs and this a bit gutted its not complete its gold for sure and i think saxon  ???any help with be great :)

That looks a bit special, well done Phil :)

That looks very very interesting phil  :o

out on the weekend had a good weekend once again  ::) finds was three hammerds six roman coins one silver the hamies were a lizzy penny a philip and mary groat and a big charles 1st half crown what a rare coin oxford mint but in a poor state gutted  :'( a saxon strapend and of corse the saxon gold thing  not sure yet what its a part of  ??? pics to follow  ;)

Well done Phil - the Phillip and Mary groat is a bit special and where do you start on praising a Charlie half crown!?!? I am looking forward to seeing the photos mate.

Congratulations
Neil

ok here they are finds from trhe weekend  :)

and theres more  :o the siver roman and the strapend

and on the philip anr mary groat  :-\

and last of the charles 1st half crown and the best find of all a flint scraper  the coin is a state  :'(

HI COLEGGWENT WELL DONE ONCE AGAIN ON YOUR GREAT FINDS BUD I WILL AFTER RUB AGAINEST YOU BUD AND SEE IF I HAVE SOME LUCK WITH MY FINDS LIKE YOU LOL................. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Hell Phil , you are into a good site there, what a great selection of finds, can't wait to see the next lot  8)

Oh boy Phil! You are hitting the right buttons fella, excellent!

what can i really say but Ccccccccccogleeeeeeee does it again brill finds Phil m8 i would be pleased with just the one of the finds . top detecting again Cogleeeeee ;D ;)

WELLDONE PHIL YOUR THE MAN ;D ;D ;D

thanks men for your nice comms the secret is stiggy the xs i will turn you lot to xs users you know it makes sence :D :D ;)

Great finds Phil - shame about that Charles - you were right when you said it was busted - looks like someone put a nail through it  :(

Wicked finds phil got yourself some good land there mate ;)

Great finds...and so many
Saw a programme about the forgotten Tudors last week on Discovery.
It featured Edward vi and Mary......wondered then if anybody had found any of this coinage, especially due to the short time on the throne????
Now I've seen one on the sight

Great to see such marvellous finds, well done again Phil :o

Keep posting...makes us more determined to go and find some ourselves.

Farmer Phil

Found these pics in my Roman Military Fittings Book, they look very similar to your Buckle Phil, Late Roman or Byzantine found in France.

Steve.

and another.

thats great steve they are the first ones ive see cannot wait to have it back from mark lodwick ::) if i get it back that is  ???  :'( thanks for that mate ;)

A dream find that Phil.


Steve.

poped out saturday afternoon  for a few hours up good old gloscester this xs is on fire at the mo finds were 4 roman coins one hammie a very nice roman brooch (strange one ) once again a wotsit one for peter h i think  ???two nice buckles im sure a loins head mount got to be roman a few silver milled i will post the pics asap  :)

ok here we go  :)

the hammie

and the rest

and the wotsit any one like to take a gess  ???

ccccccccccoooooooogggggggglllllllleeeeee, your the man m8,great finds again for you well done sir nice roman brooch ,cccccooooogggllleeeTOP DETECTRIST ;)

Again, brilliant lot of finds

I'd be happy with the two tanners.
 :o :o

Farmer 8)

thanks kev and phil  ;)

im not working on saturday the prat can kick the vac ass

Nice finds Phil. That wotsit looks familiar, but I can't place it at the moment - will get back to you.

Here it is - thought I'd seen one somewhere. Possible post-medieval book fitting. I've got a feeling this ID is a bit suspect, so if anyone has any better ideas please say so:

http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_obj.php?type=finds&id=00144B3866401332 (http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_obj.php?type=finds&id=00144B3866401332)

that is spot on pete thanks and well done  ;)

There ya go Gazz    http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?topic=1290.msg31266#msg31266 (http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?topic=1290.msg31266#msg31266)

what you on about taff ???

Gass coudnt find your Stunning buckle, posted a link for it fella  ;)

are i see well done taff your a bit of a handy chap  :o now i under stand :)

went out today with gazza and louie up by the gaer fort in cradoc found a very good feild a few roman came out a roman boss and a swansea silver token eat your heart out JP who needs you  :-* i will post pics soon

 ;D well done cooooggggllleee  how near that area of the fort m8 ;) let me know when i speak to  you m8. good on you  looking forward to the photos as well .hope LOUIE  is ok  ;) ;D

in all my detecting years i.ve never seen a profile Henry the eigth
coin found  well done

here are my finds from brecon  :)

the silver swansea tokem holed and in two pitty :'(

the silver buckle

a nice little button with three cannons on  ???

Nice looking Romans Phil - well done! Great detail still on them.

I am interested in the boss as I have a bronze one very similar, but I just put it down to being Georgian. I may need to rethink that!

I think TaffLaff has a Swansea silver token as well - they are pretty collectable and worth a few quid.

Love the silver buckle - any hallmarks?

Cheers
Neil

and a hughe horse brass  ::)

we think its roman as it came from the gaer fort in brecon  ???not sure



yes neil there is a all mark of some sort but i think its not that old  :-\

Very nice finds Phil. The roman coins are in good condition, the soil has been very kind to them

the prat will kick the vacs ass at the roman villa or the brecon roman fort or llangores this wednesday

still waiting for that ass kicking lou  ::) your as much use as a concreat kite  :D :D :D :D :D :D

Nice finds phil still doing the business mate keep it up ;)

Nice buckle Phil - is/are there any hallmark(s) on it?

there is something on it deb not sure to be frank i think it,s moden  :-\

dad has recorded time team they at llangores its where they found the gold staters we will be there when you in the house next week study it and dive in there was a hoard found there dive in is the word

what louie  ??? dont know were you get it from DIVE IN THE WORD  :-\ YOUR SUCH A FUNNY BOY  :D :D :D

first ive seen them romans from brecon nice finds phil and the swansea tok .
you do work bl@' dy hard and it shows ,knowing that detector helps you but dedication persiverance pay dividends and thankfully you do get some good stuff from your work , but i think your due a hoard of substance before too long buddy

you only get out what you put in rich you know that knowing your detector do help like you say but it,s all in the griding and a lot of foot work and of corse tracking these sites down they dont come to you mate  :-\  :)

Nice finds phill awsome mate !

the old man didnt come up today because its to wet for him im looking foward kicking your ass tomorow

out today with gazza not alot to report on the finds down in the vale but did have a nice buckle and a silver button and a few copper coins you cant find stuff all the time  :-\ ps neil will like the buckle for sure  ;)get some pics on soon

and out again today with how mate gadget (ian) to a roman villa site we had 9 roman coins and a half cut hammerd and a nice spec buckle i will post pics tomorrow  :)

Welldone Phill,can't wait to see the pictures

thats all i can say is i learned something again today.thanks phil the hoover. ;) ;D ;D ;D
top fela.

here are some of my finds of late there is a few had not had time to post them  :-\

and some more  :)

next ones sorry :D

and this one is for pete the doc  ???

HI PHIL BUTTY.
LOVELY COINS MATE.SOME CRACKERS BY THERE.
LIKE THE BUCKLES TO.
WAS ONE OF THEM THE ROMAN BUCKLE PHIL.
LOVELY FINDS BUTTY.
WELLDONE.
RAY.

no ray i,ll put a pic of the roman buckle for you  :)

HI PHIL.
THATS STUNNING MATE.
WOW.WHAT CAN I SAY PHIL.LOL.
BEST BUCKLE IVE SEEN SO FAR BUTTY.
CRACKING PHIL BOY.
WELLDONE.
RAY.

Great finds Phil. Not sure what that hooked thing is - a bit like a scabbard hook, but not quite right. It looks a bit modernish in the pic - does it look or feel older to you?

not at all pete  ??? dont look right to me looks to good im clueless but i think your spot on with moden thanks mate ;)

Hey Phil ! leave some stuff for us to find will you !
hehehe :P

You were right - I do like the buckles Phil  ;D - nice finds mate!

Well done on the silvers as well!

Cheers
Neil

with great thanks to all the members who have shown intrest to this thread and for your great comments its about time this thread was locked at the end of this year  :-\ these are my finds for 2009 only and may i say not a bad year but there is a but i will be starting a new one for 2010 ;D thanks to admin for letting it run so long and i hope you have all injoyed it lets make it a better one next year  8) thanks guys and girls have a great chrismas and new year best wishes (phil coleggwent)

Well done Phil on keeping the thread interesting and sharing your finds with the rest of us. And thanks for your help and advice throughout the year, you're a credit to DW !  ;)

  Leave it unlocked until 31st fella ......you never know  ;)

Yes great to see your finds Phil, hope 2010 will be a great year for you, :)

out today last finds for 2009 i had the company of my old buddy beepy (paul) in the vale finds were wait for it three rings  :o i must off had a ring day today 1 gold 2 copper and a few vicky grots of corse as we do  :-\ and bits and bobs last pics guys for 2009 regards phil ;)

these are two of the rings the third one is in the car just got out of the tub to cold to go back out for me sorry  ;D the gold one is hallmarked and i think vicky . and the copper one got N on the bezal

they are a nice couple of rings hope you have a good year in 2010 happy new year
debs

thanks deb back at you love  :)

hi phil

it has been a real pleasure to follow the adventures throughout the year. thank you.

many many congratulations on such wonderful finds.

here's wishing you all the very best for 2010.

cheers

thanks alan  ;) for your support all the best to you mate to  :)



two hours to shutdown  ::)

LOL -- u r very welcome.

Hey Phil thats a nice lot of finds you had today fella, hope you have a good 2010 mate
Happy New Year
Ace  ;)

thanks guys for your intrest  ;) the end  :D

Phil you going to start a new one for 2010 ?  and edit this title to  The ongoing Saga that is Coleggwent Phil 2009

how did you do that taffy i locked it  :o  :D no mate the new thread will be my finds 2010

Cool , look forward to seeing it fella. ;)

Posting on locked Posts is just one of a moderators/Admins arsenal of Powers lol

All the best for 2010 mate ;0)