Funny Side of Metal Detecting!!!

Well I've written many articles before on Metalfurther down the road my heart stopped. There was
Detecting but I've always concentrated on thedozens of cars and members of a local club walking
serious side. I thought it was time for a change andall over 'my field'. Words cannot describe (and they
to write about some of those funny times.couldn't be printed either) how I felt. I decided not to
It was a crisp, sunny September morning and I wasstop as I couldn't bear thinking of what might have
going to detect on a new farm I'd recently gainedcome off, so I went to the next village to another
permission to detect on. I'd found hammered coinsfarm I'd detected on before. To this day I don't
on it the week before and tokens and I was hopefulknow what was found........but life goes on.
of more to come. It was a lovely medieval villageThere again it can never be as bad as what
very close to a church dating back to saxon times. Ihappened to a mate of mine. After travelling for 3
invited both my mum and Dad and brother (all keenhours and searching all day he found a lovely Henry
detectorists) to come along too.V111 Hammered Coin and was delighted. He brought
We set off and travelled for 2 hours and as weit along to our club meeting and subsequently threw
were nearing the village started seeing signs for ait away by accident with his crisp packet..............the
major Metal Detecting Rally. I jokingly said to thosepain!!!
with me 'I hope it is not on our farm. Travelling