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Title: 3 weeks of plough , etrac finds qurter stater
Post by: seeker on August 18, 2010, 10:29:09 PM
here's my etrac finds from the last 3 weeks since the harvest and the plough started to come around  ;D
first weekend gave me a voided cut half of henry111 i think
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0310.jpg)(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0311-1.jpg)
allso a lead token with cross
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0314-1.jpg)
two nice compleat buckles
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0308.jpg)(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0309.jpg)
heres the days finds
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0307-1.jpg)

2nd weekend
well this day i wont ever forget  ;D it a day ive dreamed about for years.
first find of note was a short cross cut half of ?john
 (http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0320-1.jpg)
other sides blank  :(
then came a find that truly made me walk on air . well i dug this hard clod but could not get in to it so carried it around for half an hour or so before sitting down in the shade to look at my cut half and break in to the clod , when i finally did i thought id found a gold button till i turned it over  :o :o
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0320-1-1-1.jpg)(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0322-1.jpg)
wow thats about all i can say  ;D its a dobunnni quarter stater and  its corio
rest of days finds
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0328-1.jpg)

returning to the find spot the following weekend to stay for 2 days griding  :)
no more iron age gold turned up but i had plenty to be happy with .
two hammered
a James 1st sixpence and henry 8th penny i think  :)
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0392.jpg)(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0394.jpg)
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0388.jpg)(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0390.jpg)
a silvered roman coin
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0364.jpg)(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0367.jpg)
a roman brooch and part of roman ring
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0352.jpg)
a lovely flint tool
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0373.jpg)
the 2 days finds
(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv255/darknight-photos/DSCF0349.jpg)
a great detector an amazing start to the harvest time  ;D


Title: Re: week 2 , etrac finds
Post by: geordiefred on August 18, 2010, 10:40:14 PM
What a cracking stater m8   ;) thats fantastic, Id be walking on air for the rest of the year with that one  lol ;D


Title: Re: week 2 , etrac finds
Post by: seeker on August 19, 2010, 02:55:05 PM
What a cracking stater m8   ;) thats fantastic, Id be walking on air for the rest of the year with that one  lol ;D
think i still am mate  ;D


Title: Re: week 2 , etrac finds qurter stater
Post by: Roman (Ray) on August 19, 2010, 03:09:17 PM
hi seeker.
what a cracking stater butty.welldone on your dream find fella.
again welldone.
ray


Title: Re: week 2 , etrac finds qurter stater
Post by: davtec (dave) on August 19, 2010, 05:01:41 PM
well done very very nice find  :) ;)


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