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What a day! The first Rally is over and I think we can say it has been somewhat of a success!  ;D

It was like a meeting of the Welsh clans, with representatives from Swansea, RARE, SCAN , Llanelli, Newport and even a couple of Bristolians (did I miss any one?).

A Breakdown of the day.
From early in the morning the signage was up and nice and clear and nearly everyone found their way to the site pretty quickly.

Parking was no problem as most people used the verges, although I did get sprayed with mud pushing the only van in the field out at the end of the day (why were you braking!  ;)).

Everyone paid up and was rewarded with a username sticker to help people recognise each other and that worked really well (nice one Geoff).

We started en-mass after a group photo (about 35 of us) in the ploughed field which was quite heavy going and then slowly but surely we all flocked to the pasture, following early report of a cut half and a love token (courtesy of the hoover). To say there were some outstanding finds on the pasture would be an understatment!

The finds that I personally heard of and photographed included 6 hammered silver, 5 milled silver, 4 Roman grots, 2 Roman fibulas, an angel coin weight I found it) and believe it or not (I held it so I definately believe it :o) a gold quarter stater! As far as I am aware there have only been 7 gold staters ever found in Wales. Its a historical find and needs to be reported! I think you would all agree thats a pretty good day, and we all owe Mike (Altinkum) a huge debt of thanks for arranging the land.

Two people came up to me seperately and said that they so enjoyed the day that they wopuld be interested in using their land for another DetectingWales rally! Thank you so much for that - its the kind of support we need, and will only help make the club stronger. Please PM me or Geoff to confirm if this is possible.

Thank you for supporting DetectingWales.com. there is another Rally on the horizon, so please check regularly for updates.

Enjoy the photos!

Cheers
Neil;

 

More photos

First finds

More Finds

My coin weight that I think is for a Gold Angel

Jaydoggs Fibula

Nicks folded hamster - did you unfold it mate?

Digger's (Stan) Edward hamster! Well found young man.

Millsy then weighed in with a silver mans ring. Not hallmarked and felt pretty old to me! A great find for a newbie and I hope thats cemented the idea of detecting and finding treasure into you! It goes to show, its not necessarily the machine or the experience, just the determination and a shed load of luck! It was right at the end of the day as well! Well Done mate

Ladies and Gentleman can I have some silence please for the Find of the Day.

A gold quarter stater - tribe unknown - finder Llanelli Club member - forgot your name sorry in all the excitement! Can anyone confirm the chaps name and what machine he was using? An absolute cracking find and as rare as rocking horse pooh in Wales! What a way to start Detectingwales.com rallies!

May there be many more. Its up to you lot to make it happen! Geoff and I can do the Admin side of it, and make sure you all know how to get there, its signed, flagged and thats it safe etc, but without the land we will struggle to make this a regular event. So ask yourself, did you enjoy today, and do you want to go to more Rallies like this? If the answers yes have a word with one of your farmers. They get £100 for letting us on their fields.

Thanks to everyone today for making it a memorable day - I am sure theres a lot more to come.

Enjoy the last photos
Neil

An excellent day and great photo's Neil :)

I've been looking through the books for an ID on the gold coin, but not found a match yet.

great report neil!! ahhh ive been framed!!  :o and i think you can call that my dads good side haha,  :D great finds all

You will do well to I.D that one peter i cant make anything out,its a challenge i will say that! ??? ??? :-\

More photos . . .

mick found the stater user name mickycoin.
weighed coin it is 1.4g so thats about right ..wow man .
hope it gets i.d soon.

Great First Rally look forward to the next one Thanks to the finder of the site well worth a visit to the ploughed fields if they are in stubble in the future as they were difficult to search I can't believe they would not be as productive as the pasture field. My finds were cartwheel penny and two other copper coins, two bag seals, watch winder , chaffing dish handleand several buttons.
                                        Pat.

It certainlt looks as if you all had a great time, loads of great finds throughout the day too.

What a brilliant report Neil, congratulations to all involved with the Forums 1st Rally. I only hope I can make the next one !

Well done everyone  ;)

may i say wat a great day the sun was out met some great guys and seen some nice finds thanks to all that aranged it cant wait for next one the vac

Excellent report, Neil and great pictures. Thanks for all your help with the organisation of the rally and thanks for Altinkum (Mike) for finding the land for us and negotiating with the farmer. And thanks to everyone who attended for supporting our first DetectingWales.com rally. I'm sure there will be lots more in the future as this one went so well.

Geoff

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(  Look,s like you guys had a good day and what great finds. I was so cheesed off yesterday with the little urchin at home but hey definatly next time and great photos. ;D

Hi all

Great report Neil it sumed up the day Beautiful, ;D

The highlight of the day for me was the weather and meeting all my fellow Forum members.
I wont name anyone coz that would take all day lol
If i missed anyone yesterday I,ll see you at the Next Detecting wales Rally!

Big thanks to Mike,Neil and Geoff for making it all Possible

sounds like you all had a good day,  and a well organised one at that, well done those involved,
 sorry i couldn't make it,  i was well bogged down all weekend
down the club to unwind tonight watching the city,

 HOPE to make the next ralley.  who know's hey, kids,
  Alan

glad it went off great for you guys ,well done admin for the work they done and  for altinkum the land he got .

Sounds like a great site and a great start. Sorry I couldn't make it but my wife and I did have a great break away and it didn't rain or snow! Congrats to all the lucky finders and commiserations to the unsuccessful.

I must say Neil, you have done a good job here with all the pics and the reports. Well done to all that attended, I wish I could have made it.

What can I say other than there is nothing like a good rally to bing people together with the same aims.
HH everyone.

By the way, Geoff, can I also be a senior member, I am old enough to be Al's dad. ::)

You're certainly experienced enough to be a senior member, Charles. Unfortunately the title is automatically bestowed when you reach a certain number of posts (I think it's 300). I don't think it'll be too long before you get there.

Geoff

I know Geoff, It was really only meant as a pun, but perhaps one day,eh!!

great first rally.been on a few before but not as organised as this.good to get out..and away from er indoors..and to meet up with some fellow detectorists.had a good day,some unusual finds.and great to see the stater,lovely find.great day out.

Well done to all involved,it certainly was a success.I am only sorry that I couldn't get there. :(   I will certainly make every effort to get to No.2 when it takes place.Regards to all.
Al. :) :)

looks like a good day any chance of hearing what detectors where used as i am considering a better machine in the future and want to learn about a few from users not advertisments

it seems all had more than a good day  with a variety of through the age find no bronze age but never mind  maybe next time a torque or 2..
daydreaming is a pleasant pastime .zzzzzz.zz...........z......z oooow o yes
sorry thinking of pastures untouched.

HI THERE MELONHEAD ONLY ADVICE I CAN GIVE YOU IS YOU GOT TO BE OUT THERE TO FIND IT I THINK MOST MACHINES WILL FIND A TARGET IF YOU GO OVER IT ( I WAS USEING EXPLORER 11) MOST DETECORRISTS MIGHT DISAGREE WITH THIS BUT SLOW DOWN AND HAVE FAITH IN YOUR MACHINE IT WORKS FOR ME ALL THE BEST COLEGGWENT.PHIL

some pics i took at the rally...byron

melon head  my advice is firstly phone someone for help ,explain where you want to detect whether you are fit and used to detecting,
to very honest helpful people i have delt with are .
firstly mike lonfield ..
secondly mick turell leisre promotions.
mike's nice will do all he can if you buy from him if anything goes wrong.
best machine advice mick so think what you want to spend  where you will detect ie sand land wet sand or land only wetsand only.
take it from there.
hope this helps you

Hi Melon

I agree with Llanelli  contact Mick Turrell http://www.leisure-promotions.co.uk (http://www.leisure-promotions.co.uk) .
Mick,s Very helpful and Professional
I bought my Exp 2 off him.
Funny enough i,ll be seeing Mick Sunday

If you contact him tell him Phil Jones (Rare) told you to get intouch

Dont be afraid of the pre owned market, lots of bargins to be had.
All the advice in the world wont tell you if youll get on with a machine or not so at least if you buy pre used detector you,ll get your money back when you sell it .

Ive gone for Minelabs latley coz theres loads of machine and accessorys on ebay at reasonable prices

Good luck in your quest
Phil Jones

Rarely used "Hammered Hoover"

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/xp-goldmaxx-power-metal-detector-rarely-used_W0QQitemZ180328908872QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Gadgets?hash=item180328908872&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1690%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/xp-goldmaxx-power-metal-detector-rarely-used_W0QQitemZ180328908872QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Gadgets?hash=item180328908872&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1690%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318)


Many dont like the original stem...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/xp-metal-detector-straight-stem-new_W0QQitemZ180329683958QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Gadgets?hash=item180329683958&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1690%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/xp-metal-detector-straight-stem-new_W0QQitemZ180329683958QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Gadgets?hash=item180329683958&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1690%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318)

Some use Whites stem (need to drill new holes)
The Minelab X Terra stem "fits like a glove" and then you`ve got armcup with Velcro as well ! (helpful in stubble)

so that a good thread stater into xp machines .
mines a side winder luck was i walked the right spot that day tis all.
any tector will do the job somewhere one day.

Very true micky,

Photos courtesy of Geoff (Admin)

Cheers
Neil

Neil.
Good job with the Rally.
You must do it again.
Ken