| Well I've written many articles before on Metal | | | | further down the road my heart stopped. There was |
| Detecting but I've always concentrated on the | | | | dozens of cars and members of a local club walking |
| serious side. I thought it was time for a change and | | | | all 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 was | | | | stop as I couldn't bear thinking of what might have |
| going to detect on a new farm I'd recently gained | | | | come off, so I went to the next village to another |
| permission to detect on. I'd found hammered coins | | | | farm I'd detected on before. To this day I don't |
| on it the week before and tokens and I was hopeful | | | | know what was found........but life goes on. |
| of more to come. It was a lovely medieval village | | | | There again it can never be as bad as what |
| very close to a church dating back to saxon times. I | | | | happened to a mate of mine. After travelling for 3 |
| invited both my mum and Dad and brother (all keen | | | | hours 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 we | | | | it along to our club meeting and subsequently threw |
| were nearing the village started seeing signs for a | | | | it away by accident with his crisp packet..............the |
| major Metal Detecting Rally. I jokingly said to those | | | | pain!!! |
| with me 'I hope it is not on our farm. Travelling | | | | |