Choose fontsize:
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
News
Napoleon
March 16, 2023, 07:06:21 PM
 bonjour
Grayo
March 15, 2023, 05:57:00 PM
 I'm new to detecting can anyone tell me who to get in touch with to join the swansea club
Neil
March 15, 2023, 11:02:11 AM
 Don't forget to log into the Facebook page, which has posts on a daily basis.
Tafflaff (Rob)
February 12, 2023, 06:40:41 PM
 Who said that ?
dances with badgers
December 28, 2022, 03:37:12 PM
 Wheres all the headers gone? 
dances with badgers
December 28, 2022, 03:36:42 PM
 Hello I'm still around but got no pc or laptop now I've been out tectictin but aint finding nothing 
The Doc
November 30, 2022, 10:54:11 PM
 I agree, it's very sad. There always semm to be guests but nobody logs in or posts

View All

 

Currently there is 1 User in the Chatroom!





Click here if you
need van signs


Or here if you
need magnetic signs


Or here if you
need a
Corporate Video Production Company in Milton Keynes

See our
privacy policy here
Pages: [1]
« previous next »
  Print  
Author Topic: finds  (Read 3853 times)
brisad
Rally attendee
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 46
« on: August 22, 2013, 10:26:41 PM »

 Another newbie question  Embarrassed

What do you all do with your finds? looking at all the roman hammered coins popping up all over the place I have to ask
Also if you are keeping hammys and roman do you get a "price" for it and if so how do you look up a price?

thanks in advance (again)

Brian
Logged
Dale
Superhero Member
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 2293


Bristol hammies wanted
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2013, 11:26:12 PM »
Hi brisad,

All my hammered coins, medieval artefacts, roman coins, brooches, and anything else nice with age I keep and never sell, I put them away and look at them from time to time,
gold items like rings il scrap along with worn silver coins and battered hammereds.
As stever knows all my early milled coppers greenies buttons ect gets slung I cant help it, I call it bush fodder.

  

* 004 (Large).JPG (293.87 KB, 1440x1080 - viewed 463 times.)

* 005 (Large).JPG (328.8 KB, 1440x1080 - viewed 489 times.)
« Last Edit: August 22, 2013, 11:29:53 PM by Dale » Logged
Dale
Superhero Member
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 2293


Bristol hammies wanted
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2013, 11:39:30 PM »
A good way to see what items sale for is Ebay and for coins its got to be the Spink book, shown in photo...... hope this helps
Logged
Chef Geoff
Archaeological and Hardware Advisor
Dark Lord
**********
Offline Offline

Posts: 9368



WWW
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2013, 11:44:33 PM »
Like Dale I never sell any coins, in fact I haven't got a clue of the value of any of them, I don't mean I don't check just never found any to make my pulse race and stay in my memory Undecided
I keep my hammies if I can, all my farmers know I like them so they are fine with that, the majority of Roman finds either go back to the farmer or local primary school as teaching aids. All bits of lead, copper and copper coins go in the scrap to  trade in before Christmas and the money from that buys the farmers their Christmas boxes.
But before any of the above happens all finds are recorded with PAS and a copy of the record sheet goes to the farmer to give him a picture of his land.
Logged
Dale
Superhero Member
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 2293


Bristol hammies wanted
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2013, 11:58:14 PM »
Some good ideas there Geoff I must start keeping the scrap.
Giving the farmer a sheet I think is great and a very good idea, but my farmer is not bothered about find what so ever, he likes the manhole covers I get him to replace his old, they are funny old people lol
Logged
Dryland
Superhero Member
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 3824


Keeper of the Lights
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2013, 12:02:01 AM »
so  it was you who pinched my manhole cover Grin
Logged
If money is the root of all evil,why can't we spend parsnips ?
Chef Geoff
Archaeological and Hardware Advisor
Dark Lord
**********
Offline Offline

Posts: 9368



WWW
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2013, 12:03:00 AM »
One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how much joy you can give a farmer by giving him a musket ball lol
Logged
Dale
Superhero Member
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 2293


Bristol hammies wanted
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2013, 12:07:21 AM »
I show him a good roman coin and he digs the hell out of it with his finger nail and says is it silver !! I cringe and say no thats patina Cheesy 
Logged
Dryland
Superhero Member
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 3824


Keeper of the Lights
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2013, 12:13:44 AM »
I'll tell you what I do with my hammered and Roman coins when I find one Grin
Logged
If money is the root of all evil,why can't we spend parsnips ?
brisad
Rally attendee
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 46
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2013, 08:20:07 PM »
Great answers!

I had to chuckle at them though......

I got the book FREEEE! ( I love that word) with the garret 250 from Regtons well Tuesdat will see me popping my cherry at the beach and if the wife is better over the weekend I can have a bash at the farm behind us...... IF I find anything I will be sorting out a proper agreement in writing as he thinks there is nothing to find  Grin I hope to change his mind.

Regards all Brian
Logged
cardiffian
Hero Member
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 845

Minelab Explorer, Deus
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2013, 08:51:19 PM »
Quote from: brisad on August 23, 2013, 08:20:07 PM
Great answers!

I had to chuckle at them though......

I got the book FREEEE! ( I love that word) with the garret 250 from Regtons well Tuesdat will see me popping my cherry at the beach and if the wife is better over the weekend I can have a bash at the farm behind us...... IF I find anything I will be sorting out a proper agreement in writing as he thinks there is nothing to find  Grin I hope to change his mind.

Regards all Brian
A few years ago I got a new permission and the farmer said "you won't find much on here". I said "you never know". His reply was "just find me enough so that I can go on holiday". My first time out I found my first gold coin, a beautiful Dubonni inscribed gold stater. He was gobsmacked and ended up with £400. So Brisad I wish you the same luck I had. You never know!
Logged
2014 
Hammered                 5         
Roman bronze          10
William 111 shilling
Disc brooches             2
Med. silver annular brooch
Dale
Superhero Member
******
Offline Offline

Posts: 2293


Bristol hammies wanted
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2013, 12:25:47 AM »
Quote from: cardiffian on August 23, 2013, 08:51:19 PM
Quote from: brisad on August 23, 2013, 08:20:07 PM
Great answers!

I had to chuckle at them though......

I got the book FREEEE! ( I love that word) with the garret 250 from Regtons well Tuesdat will see me popping my cherry at the beach and if the wife is better over the weekend I can have a bash at the farm behind us...... IF I find anything I will be sorting out a proper agreement in writing as he thinks there is nothing to find  Grin I hope to change his mind.

Regards all Brian
A few years ago I got a new permission and the farmer said "you won't find much on here". I said "you never know". His reply was "just find me enough so that I can go on holiday". My first time out I found my first gold coin, a beautiful Dubonni inscribed gold stater. He was gobsmacked and ended up with £400. So Brisad I wish you the same luck I had. You never know!

Brian as cardiffian said you never know what lies beneath, what you will find is items will pop up out the blue in the strangest of places. Good luck, il look forward to seeing your finds Smiley
Logged

Pages: [1]
  Print  
« previous next »
 
Jump to:  


Home
SimplePortal 2.3.3 © 2008-2010, SimplePortal