Scan Club Rally Report 2nd October

[The Doc]

Thanks to Ken and Gwil for getting this rally organised at short notice.

Sorry, no pictures of finds - I saw a few of the finds but didn't have my camera with me at the time.

We had a great day out anyway, and with our guests fron RARE, about forty people attended.

It was hot work, but a number of people were rewarded with decent finds.

Jeff Powell, on his first day out with his new Deus, did well. He had an Elizabeth I halfgroat and a very nice George V florin.

A RARE member, I believe named Mick or Mike, had three hammered, which I didn't see but was told they were all Charles I, two sixpences and a penny.

Brian Mitchell from RARE had a very nice milled silver - a halfcrown of William IV dated 1836.

I also heard of an Elizabeth I sixpence.

Late in the day I saw a couple of nice finds for those that persevered. Byron had a lovely enamelled heraldic mount, and John Handleigh a Durham mint penny of Henry V.

My own finds were disappointing - two cartwheel pennies, a later George III halfpenny, Victoria halfpenny, Edward VII penny, a bag seal, a couple of broken buckles, a musket ball, several plain buttons and a small belt mount.

[rjm]

It didn't take Jeff Powell long to get the hang of the Deus!