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by Donnydave
Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:44 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Hull's secret past unearthed as ancient riverside
Replies: 2
Views: 3766

Re: Hull's secret past unearthed as ancient riverside

This is quite near my permissions I can see the river from some of my fields, last open day tomorrow Saturday 30 March :g58: Thanks for the heads up :g50:
by Donnydave
Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:15 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Experience: I mudlarked a skull
Replies: 2
Views: 3322

Re: Experience: I mudlarked a skull

That was an interesting read thank you :g50:
by Donnydave
Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:33 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Sheela-na-gigs: The naked women adorning Britain's
Replies: 7
Views: 5762

Re: Sheela-na-gigs: The naked women adorning Britain's

That will have me searching every church I visit :g58: I wonder if it is just the UK churches or if it is a world wide thing :g43:
by Donnydave
Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:09 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: A cautionary tale for would-be UK treasure hunters
Replies: 12
Views: 8841

Re: A cautionary tale for would-be UK treasure hunters

Interesting read I would like to know who the detectorists where though :g43:
by Donnydave
Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:18 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: More treasure-hunters could be forced to hand over
Replies: 63
Views: 43909

Re: More treasure-hunters could be forced to hand over

If I remember correctly the old licence was something like 50p from the post office and was some sort of radio transmitting licence or something daft like that :g42:
by Donnydave
Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:38 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: More treasure-hunters could be forced to hand over
Replies: 63
Views: 43909

Re: More treasure-hunters could be forced to hand over

Permit is all well and good but it could be unfair to a lot of detectorists giving an advantage to younger people in full time employment and just extra expense for the older detectorist that as been detecting years and now managing on the lowest basic pension in Europe. And going back to the treasu...
by Donnydave
Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:24 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: 2,500 coin hoard - Harold 11 & William 1
Replies: 24
Views: 17752

Re: 2,500 coin hoard - Harold 11 & William 1

Nice couple Adam & Lisa I have met them on a dig once in Lincolnshire, they are a very knowledgeable couple om most finds, they seem to be very apt at finding gold staters also :g58:
by Donnydave
Thu Nov 29, 2018 6:32 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: 4 metal detectorists each face up to 7 years jail
Replies: 12
Views: 10919

Re: 4 metal detectorists each face up to 7 years jail

A bad day for our hobby idiots :g44:
by Donnydave
Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:12 pm
Forum: Research
Topic: Old currency worth calculator
Replies: 4
Views: 7187

Re: Old currency worth calculator

Saw this on twitter and thought it was interesting. :g50: https://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/ppoweruk/ So an Edward I penny had an equivalent worth of about £63 in labour in AD 1270. Bet they were miffed at losing them then, especially purse losses! That makes finding hammered coins even mo...
by Donnydave
Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:41 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: finds from Polish fields
Replies: 3
Views: 4648

Re: finds from Polish fields

It looks very much like our own night soil fields and normal farmers lost scrap with a few decent silver coins coming up :g58:
by Donnydave
Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:33 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Coil to the soil dig today.
Replies: 8
Views: 9512

Re: Coil to the soil dig today.

There was 1017 Denarii altogether, but there are problems, the FLO did not turn up, so they dug them out themselves, with the farmers permission, the area is plagued with night hawks, so the general opinion is they took the right choice. The archeologists have been and checked out the dig site and a...
by Donnydave
Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:03 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Coil to the soil dig today.
Replies: 8
Views: 9512

Re: Coil to the soil dig today.

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by Donnydave
Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:54 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Coil to the soil dig today.
Replies: 8
Views: 9512

Re: Coil to the soil dig today.

dig-it-pete wrote:Any more details Dave?
Over a thousand Denarius but I was not there just got the details from the Facebook page, I know the finder was someone called Tony Appleyard. :g58: :g50:
by Donnydave
Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:54 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Coil to the soil dig today.
Replies: 8
Views: 9512

Coil to the soil dig today.

One of our lucky members found this little lot today on the club dig :g50: By the way he was using a Deus :g58:
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by Donnydave
Tue Oct 09, 2018 4:41 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Sheffield Castle dig finishes: ‘Best discovery’
Replies: 2
Views: 4283

Re: Sheffield Castle dig finishes: ‘Best discovery’

lee greagsbey wrote:"Sheffield Castle dig finishes: ‘Best discovery’ points to earlier Norman stronghold"

Another read for you... :g50:

https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/ne ... -1-9383856
An interesting read :g58:

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