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here is a photo of kevs lucky cardigan which ann bought off roy cropper for christmas

Guess what, i've got one the same lol
Ace  ;)

and here is his coin

the other side

Wow, thats a cracker, WELL DONE KEV
Ace  ;)

Wow what a great coin.  Well done Kev!  :)

Well done Kev a better bloke could not deserve it more. Hope you had a good day mate and your enthusiasm deserves such a great find. Well done again mate.

Well done Kev - thats a really nice find

Great find Kev have you got an Id yet ?

Well done Kev thought you was going to faint when you found it. ;D ;D ;D
i think it is henry 5/6 quarter noble.loooovelyyyyyyyyyy coin well found Kev. ;D ;D ;D
Tell Auntie Ann her Christmas cake was loooovelyyyyyy toooooooooo. ;D ;D ;D

Out today with Roman Ray, Ian, Admin Geoff, Melonhead and the man of the day Casa Dos.

We all met up nice and early having navigated our ways through what can only be described as lethally icy lanes. We made our way to the parking field and got ourselves ready. The ground was not too bad and the snow cover was minimal. Almost immediately we started hitting coins I came up with a 5 centine Napoleon iii coin and around the same time Mark (melonhead) had a love token lots of nice buttons and buckles started coming up its always quite a productive field. We shifted fields and started working our way to a field I hadnt been on before and really wanted to try.

On the way over Kevan (Casa Dos) shouted over that he'd found his firest ever Crotal Bell, It was a beauty! nicely patterned as well he was chuffed to say the least. Again we had a lot of pre decimal from that field, but carried on up towards the target field, leaving Kevan to search around the Bell dig hole after a phantom signal. One by one we worked our way across a muddy, icy, dung covered track then onward and up towards the next field. At the top of the hill outside the field gate , Myself, Ian , Mark(melon head) chatted and admired the view. It was at this time Kevan , at the bottom of the hill on the muddy path shouted up that he'd found a Gold hammered on that very path we'd all walked across. Not at all believing him we worked our way back down sceptically and threatening Kevan with severe bodily injuries if he'd wasted out time.

Sure enough though after picking up Casa off the floor and threatening to resuscitate him with mouth to mouth off myself there in his hand was a lovely Gold Hammered coin  STUNNING! he was white! Now resisting my initial desire to throw my T shirt over my head and run around the field on behalf of a Pale and shaking Mr Dos, we all set about the earnest task of speculating over what type of coin Casa had found. I've checked Spinks and I think that its an Edward iii quarter noble circa 1327- 1377. I know Kevan is eager for Peter to confirm this though as I'm probably 300 years out  ;D

Loads of other targets came up including an Indian 1/2 Anna coin, A patterned thimble and musket ball from myself. A copper ring with red stone from Ray, a lovely William iv sixpence from Melonhead Mark, A Decorated watch winder and love token from Admin Geoff and about 150 predecimal coins including a Cartwheel penny from Ian. I know I've missed loads out but I'm sure the guys will post up pics and put me right on what they found.

Thanks for the company guys!

robs amigos

Sounds like a great day was had by all and you were so lucky to find so much.  Well done guys  :D :D

A Big well done you guys, a cracking day you all had, great lot of finds, and a great write up Rob.
Ace  ;)

Wow looks like you have your find of the year already Kev  ;D , that gold hammie is gonna be hard to beat!  Sounds like everyone had a fab day, good stuff!

Great result guys - really pleased for you Kev - well done mate.

Rob/Geoff and the others - Sorry couldn't join you, but in return I had equally good news today and brought mum home from hospital this evening. So all is good there.

Well done guys

Neil

Thanks for a brilliant day, Rob. You’ve got a really good farm there with lots of potential for the future,

The weather was very kind to us apart from all the ice on the roads (thanks to everyone who helped push my van up the icy hill and sorry for splattering you all with slush   :-\ ). The sun shone all day and we were more in danger of sunstroke than frostbite.

Well done to Kev for finding his crotal bell and gold hammered. We’re all green with envy.

I'm glad to hear that your mum's OK Neil.

Geoff

Well done the famous Five  ;0)

6 phil melonhead(Mike)was taking the pictures. ;)

ohhh right The Famous  Six  doesnt sound Right

I,ll have to have a rethink lol

Ive had a quick google search what about the Six Million dollar men ??

Ok i,ll get my coat   :-[ lol

What a fantastic start to the year!!  Well done Kev ;D

I can't see enough detail on the pics to see which king it is, but definitely a quarter noble ;D

Well done Kevan! Now for the hoard!

heres my sixpence that i told everyone was george the 4th but was william the 4th

1834

excellent finds chaps and super pics.

well done casa on setting the standard for the rest of the yr!!  that will be hard to beat!

keep up the wonderful searching.

WELLDONE KEV.
I THOUGHT YOU WAS GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK.LOL
WHAT A LOVELY GOLD COIN BUTTY.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU TODAY AND I CAUGHT YOU IN A GOOD MOOD.LOL.
WELLDONE AGAIN KEV.
CHEERS.RAY.
CHRISTMAS CAKE WAS LOVELY MATE.LOL

What a fantastic start to this years detecting finds !!!!  :o WELL DONE ! Nothing better than getting out with ya mates and having a laugh   ;)

Well done Kev, fantastic coin you found there.

Doesn't quite beat a spindle whorl, nearly there though !

you had a great day in herefordshire fellas...... ;)...some fab finds...especially kevs goldie....very well done mate....... ;D.....byron.......ps...glad to hear good news about your mum neil.

well done kev mate just got back home from my sisters fair play to you mate  ;) and the rest of you guys sounds like you had a bit of fun there wish i was there with you all maybe next time well done boys great stuff  ;) :) :   i bet you was useing the xs  ;)

HI EVERYONE.
HERE.S MY FIND OF THE DAY UP HEREFORD.
THANKS BOYS FOR A CRACKING DAY OUT.
CHEERS.
RAY.

Well done Kev, that is a real beauty. Can you give us the details i.e. machine, depth. type of ground (plough,pasture etc)

HI EVERYONE.
HERE.S MY FIND OF THE TODAY UP HEREFORD.
SMASHING DAY LADS.
CHEERS.
RAY.

Well done Kev, a good start for 2010 !   1st of many perhaps....... ;D

Well done Ray - looks very delicate

Well done Ray !

Well winkled Mate ;0)

Well found Ray. Just wondering how old it is ?
Any ID forthcoming ?

Kev cant get on here until tomorrow, Chef it was on pasture which had been turned into a track by animals and drovers ?  On a crossing point of a stream. Only about 4 inches down. The crotal bell was also on pasture at around 12 - 14 inches down. hope this helps.

Nick when I checked Spinks I was sure of it being Edward iii  but if you look at the consecutive quarter nobles they all look alike.

Nice find Ray, well done mate  :)
Ace  ;)

Kev,I'm really chuffed for  you,what a cracking find and a lovely crotal bell to boot!! :o :o :o
Well done Kev.
Al :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Hi Ray is the band Gold ?? and any idea what the stone is ??

this is were casa found the noble

and the time and a glimpse of the lucky cropper cardi

you all had a good day well done
debs

HERE ARE TWO PHOTO.S FROM HEREFORD.

Looks a stunning place Ray
youd never think it was in the deep Midwinter


all the best
Phil

The ring looks interesting Ray. Any chance of a clearer picture. Still a very nice find mate.

Here is a picture of what it is like 15 mins down the road Phil and  a trip to the garage this morning has resulted in a 360 spin. Almost funny when you are only going less than 10 mph.

Well done lads and especially well done young Kev !!  :) :)

well done kev thats a great find :)

thanks everyone for your comments on my lovely first GOLD HAMMERERD it was great day even tho iv found the gold hammy ,great company great laugh , i was so pleased to find the croton bell that made my day after going over that area for a while walked down the track to catch up with the lads talking up on the hill walked on  track where the cows had been a bit stoney but just detected a bit and got a signal and dug and there it was stairing at me GOLD i knew straight away ,shouted up to the lads who thought i was kidding (i don't kid with things like that ;D) i just felt a bit shocked did not know what to say really just could not believe it ,it could have been down to my Roy cropper cardie that ANTIE ANN bought for Xmas for me for a laugh because i always go on about Roy cardie he where in Corrie ;D..................will put photos of coin i took later for the doc to check ,and photo of the croton bell.......thanks again foryour nice comments P.S.thanks a lot TAFF for the invite ;)

Well done Kev - well deserved  ;)

Well done to everyone what a good start to the new year well done

croton bell  ;)

HI KEV.
THE CROTAL BELL IS A LOVELY ARTIFACT BUTTY.
I REALLY LIKE IT.
RAY

to quote that well known actor leslie Philips "Diiinngg DOOOOOOOOOOONG!'

the crotal bell is lovely well done
debs

Flipper, I had a similar coin last week which was counterstamped FF . Apparently when the coin wore down to the point of not being recognisable it was counterstamped as proof it was real. Dont know if this is correct , maybe some of the members know more.

thats interesting
debs

Well done me old mucca on the gold hammie it couldnt of happened to a more deserving chap good on you mate ! ;)

congratulations kev on both great finds, but did you do a taffy dance as well  ;D ;D

Can anyone put a date on this Crotal Bell of Kevans?

(http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5849.0;attach=16112;image)

http://classicbells.com/info/Crotal.htm (http://classicbells.com/info/Crotal.htm)

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/crotal-bells.html (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/crotal-bells.html)

should help

TAFF its the one on HANDYMAN'S post on UKDFD link he put on its the exact same one as the one in  FIG 13 ;) 16th to 17th century...........cheers handyman for the link ;)

Coolio, thanks Handyman, thanks Kevo

nice photos of your WILLIAM 4th and love token nice finds  ;)