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« on: June 17, 2010, 08:34:23 AM »
hi guys
my question is i,ve just started out and found an old piece of iron. How can you tell if it s something thats really important and intersting ... like a sword hilt...or just a piece of scrap thats come off a farmers wagon from yesteryear?
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« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2010, 08:36:07 AM »
Also why does R ubbish come out as Srubbish? lol
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arr   are you in a detecting club   where you can show it to others,   or to mark lodwick,
 or you could post a pic on here  for our well versed  members can see.
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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2010, 08:50:12 AM »
Nobby, a good question and the simple answer is you can't without X-ray, the amount of Iron artifacts that are either dug up and hedged or discriminated out is probably frightening.
Most Roman items that we find regularly, brooches, belt fittings etc were made just as often in Iron, but we discriminate them out plus they corrode.
So in this case ignorance is bliss, even if slightly irresponsible. 
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2010, 10:20:28 AM »
Hi Nobby

Welcome to the forum ;0)

Like Alan has suggested a good idea would be to Join a  local Metal detecting club where you could show your finds to others this a can cost as little as £8 a year Debending where your based.

Its an unfortunate fact that something that once was a stunning ferrous artifact,can be turned into an unrecognisable rusty lump with in a few decades.
That dreading tin worm has got a lot to answer for lol

Happy hunting !
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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2010, 08:37:15 PM »
good point about r ubbish coming up scrubbish,thought my head was going or my eyes.lol Cheesy
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