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by Donnydave
Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:06 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Secret historic stairs uncovered
Replies: 5
Views: 4365

Re: Secret historic stairs uncovered

Another reason to be careful while out detecting you just don,t know what you could step into other than sheep shxxe :g58:
by Donnydave
Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:45 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Export ban on rare Celtic mirror
Replies: 11
Views: 6791

Re: Export ban on rare Celtic mirror

£35,000 :g56: I threw one of them in the hedge bottom I thought it was corroded frying pan :g62: or like they say many a true word spoken in jest :g58:
by Donnydave
Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:13 pm
Forum: 2009 UKDN Magazines
Topic: Issue 19 - March 2009 - UKDN Word
Replies: 15
Views: 24991

Re: Issue 19 - Here Now!

Brilliant newsletter yet again, nearly wore my printer out and used half a pack of paper 29 pages wow :g38:
by Donnydave
Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:59 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Metal detector finds diamond ring
Replies: 8
Views: 5804

Re: Metal detector finds diamond ring

Well found Mike I hope you filled your holes after you :g62: :hahaha: :g38:
by Donnydave
Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:14 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Medieval London water mill found
Replies: 4
Views: 3778

Re: Medieval London water mill found

Time and Tide wait for no man, a well known saying the tide never stops an awesome power waiting to be put to good use.
by Donnydave
Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:27 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Medieval London water mill found
Replies: 4
Views: 3778

Re: Medieval London water mill found

Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered the foundations of an 800-year-old water mill in south-east London. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7894524.stm They had more sense then using the tide for power, thats what we should be doing to help save the environment, clean pow...
by Donnydave
Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:04 pm
Forum: Finds Photography Hints
Topic: free picture editing software
Replies: 15
Views: 21156

Re: free picture editing software

Puffin wrote:Sorry mate, just tried to down load it, just getting a 404 page. :g48:
Same here it was sending me around in circles trying to find it then zilch a blank page :g43:
by Donnydave
Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:10 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: No reward for the finder of Jaggers ring
Replies: 4
Views: 4110

Re: No reward for the finder of Jaggers ring

It does,nt say how he found it, and at least he did hand it in, if it was an old pensioner I could understand the reluctance to pay a reward, but at least she got her ring back and I doubt she would miss the money? :g43:
by Donnydave
Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:24 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Rare Roman coins a 'find of a lifetime'
Replies: 4
Views: 4530

Re: Rare Roman coins a 'find of a lifetime'

Another piece of favourable press, Hats off to Danielle Wooton :g38: How do we go about swapping an FLO in the south east, for a forward thinking "Archeological Finds Officer" from the south west. I wonder what Dr Who is doing with that tardis :g43: I hope this is allowed but it is someti...
by Donnydave
Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:41 pm
Forum: Modern Maps
Topic: Twin screen maps.
Replies: 14
Views: 17186

Re: Twin screen maps.

That is a brilliant link I have found stuff I did,nt know was there like a moat etc :g38:
by Donnydave
Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:43 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Treasure hunters urged to read the rules
Replies: 7
Views: 6174

Re: Treasure hunters urged to read the rules

The farmer has no claim on finds? does,nt that make it harder to get search permission?
by Donnydave
Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:28 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Metal detectorists uncover Saxon burial ground
Replies: 50
Views: 29703

Re: Metal detectorists uncover Saxon burial ground

Well done you two :g38: looking forward to the pics and feel very proud for you both :g50:
by Donnydave
Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:27 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Rare gold coin sells for £20,000
Replies: 4
Views: 3818

Re: Rare gold coin sells for £20,000

garylq wrote:The coin was found 'among the possessions of a road-worker'.

I wonder that means if it was an eyes-only find from roadworks, thats amazing if it was. Who needs a detector?
Just a job as a road worker, I don,t think they would take kindly you digging up the road looking for old coins :g42:
by Donnydave
Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:16 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Royal Marine has dangerous task
Replies: 5
Views: 5043

Re: Royal Marine has dangerous task

Brave man, I think I will stick to farmers fields, theres still chance of an uxb :shock:
by Donnydave
Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:20 am
Forum: On-Going Research Projects
Topic: Lead bag and cloth seals
Replies: 1210
Views: 2083211

Re: Lead bag and cloth seals

StuE wrote:A seal that reaches the parts others can't !! Do you think it says Carlsberg or Garlsberg?? oh and rough diam please :)
It is 17 mm diameter, looking at the G at the end of Carlberg I would say CARLSBERG and thats a number 93 in the middle.

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