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Ok. I was out for another 4 hours today, not quite as exhausting as I was on pasture, but also not as many signals.
I can now relax for the New Year festivities as I have my 12th hammy for the year giving an average of one a month (although the truth is I have found 9 of them in 4 months). So I'm well pleased.
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It's a Mary but I must admit it has me a bit stumped as it is the size of a sixpence but only has her bust on it and I cant seem to find a match...Any ideas?????
Not much else of any note other than yet another musket ball, a Queen Anne farthing, a 1923 farthing, a new 1/2p and what must constitute as my cutest find of the year, another thimble but the smallest one I have ever seen (that's a 1/2p it's next to).   Roll on 2011

he he looks like you got what you wanted for xmas ;D,well done,,im out tomz but i dont think i will make my goal,,,,unless i find a small hoard ;D,well done geoff,the old adage is still there,put the time in and you will receive ;D

well done young Chef -- a nice conundrum to end the year with.

re: small thimbles -- i got one of them and surmise that it probably fits a young infants finger [under 2 years of age]. -- so the hypothesis is that 'as the families hit them fields for harvest, the womenfolk and children would sow the bags of cereals up. I guess a youngster would be taught to sew asap, as it was a very practical skill and 'occupied their minds' - perhaps sewing on buttons etc

cheers

awsome cheff ,well done,happy new year.mike :)

Thanks all and thank you Alan for the explanation re the thimble, I guess we tend to forget that child labour was at one time the norm.

Nice one Geoff - I've still not managed to get out since the snow  :( so nice to see someone still doing the business.

I will try and get out for an hour tomorrow to follow your example.

What's the ground like?

Well done Geoff. The Mary is almost certainly a groat.

out of interest cheff,what numbers do the hammies come in at on your smartscreen?

can't believe you don;t know what ground looks like bob!!!   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Thanks Peter, yes just put it up against a groat of her farther and same size. I think the ones in Spink must be nibbled as they are definitely smaller.

Bob ground was great, almost as if the snow and ice never happened.

Good stuff ... glad you found your 12th one.  Well done.  ;)

No. I have a slave to do the digging!  It'd be nice to tell her what to expect !!!!!!!!!!!!   ;D

LOl  -- make sure you put an arrow on your spade, indicating which way it goes into the ground!!

I'll tell her !!!!!  8)

WELL.WELL WELL..
what can i say my friend.this last couple of weeks you really have been on fire chef (geoff)..uuuuuummmmmm..hope your luck sticks with you in the new year..B*****D.lol.
welldone again geoff on another one mucker..great stuff butty.top detecting..ive got alot of catching up to do now fella.lol.
ray..

Well done that man ......i hope ur luck continues in to thwe hole next year

Well deserved Geoff. Shows that persistence pays. A lot to live up to next year. ;D

Val

Not really Val my record in a year was 76 in 1984

oh god, and i thought i was sad ;D ;D ;D

 I wasn't quite sure whether to work my magic on this one as the bend had formed a crease which had cracked in the centre of the fold. But hey nothing ventured nothing gained, one large glass of red wine later for Dutch courage and away we went. It took 6 heatings to straighten and flatten but not to bad. There is more detail than appears but my lighting is a bit too direct for close up on silver.

nice mary groat bud

I invented the anorak ;D

Nice Geoff, I realy wanted to know that. Where did you detect in 1984, the Royal Mint. :o ;D

You'll All know about it when I find my 1st. ::) Came home with backache this afternoon after digging UNLIMITED shell cases. Did find a penny though and a huge brass washer. :D

Val

Well done Geoff on the 12th Apostle and on a great straightening job!

We must all meet up soon - its been too long mate

Cheers
Neil

Nice to see you had a Mary christmas Geoff!  ;D

Very Good Benny

Hammy New Year ;)

Neil

Go and sit in the corner :D

Neil, you go and sit in the other corner

... another one on the cheap red wine then!!!   ;D ;D ;D ;D

How dare you!  I'll have you know that was the co-op's finest. £3.99 a bottle.....or was that a case? oh well.

£3.99 --- bluddy 'ell geoff that's twice as much as i normally pay!!

Well done that man congrats. On the 12 but there still time to fine one more sneaky one before 2011........well done

Behind me Satan :D

u never know geoff -- u may get 2 more!

Can I come out of the corner now Geoff please? It's lonely and dark! :P

Blimey Geoff your hovering up those hammies, leave some for us mere mortals lol  ;D