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LM2E- export pouch data & pictures of finds from my November, 2013 England metal detecting trip
lordmarcovan
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Hi, everybody. Sorry I've been rather scarce around the forums these past few months. Went through a bit of a rough patch (a rather deep depression after the trip), but I have since changed jobs (for the better), so things are looking up. I was also involved in a pretty bad car accident around the end of January. (Both vehicles were totaled, but both drivers walked away. The airbags saved my life. I had some pretty spectacular bruises, but they've just about faded now).
I hope I can get back into the numismatic swing of things and rejoin y'all here eventually. Sold some of my coins to make that trip, so I intend to work a bit on my collection this year, now that I have a (slightly) better paying job.
Here's the data from my export pouch from the November 1-7, 2013 detecting trip to the Colchester area in Essex, UK. (Though the application says "October").
These are my live "field reports" posted on the forums at the time. (rather "quick n' dirty", since I had only a tiny Android tablet with me).
This is the November, 2013 finds page from the club website.
You can see my Edward I and Charles I pennies as well as my medieval trade weight, if you scroll down far enough on that club page. The Marcus Aurelius sestertius was found by another digger within an hour of my first outing. The gold thimble was found on the day I stayed in the barn after my detector failed. The gold quarter-noble and last few Celtic gold pieces were found within a day or two after my departure.
The majority of the "Post-Tudor buttons" in the last two pictures were found by other diggers on the trip and were destined for the scrap bin. I thought it a shame to throw away historical relics like that, even such modest ones, and figured they might make fun giveaways later if anybody here wants some. So the other diggers "donated" some of their "scrap" finds to me to put into my pouch.
Unbeknownst to anyone, it appears there were two coins or tokens mixed in with the donated "scrap" buttons, and I have no idea what they are! You can see them in grids #12 and 13 in the fifth picture. Looks like they're pretty bent up. They're obviously old, and look pretty thin- apparently hammered pieces. (Jetons, maybe? We'll see.) The other two copper coins to the left of them are the ones I personally found- a 1730 George II farthing and a 1916 George V halfpenny.
I also deliberately saved one piece of 20th century scrap metal (that piece of WW2 shrapnel) because I had a hunch it was a relic of the Battle of Britain, and WW2 history interests me. To think that was probably fired from a British AA gun at a Luftwaffe bomber in 1940- pretty fascinating, eh?
There's no physical sign of the finds here, yet. It's obviously a glacially slow process, but hey, that's all right. The export license has been applied for, so eventually I will have the goodies on this side of the pond.
It'll likely be months yet before I can edit the hours of video I shot (most of which isn't that great) into something resembling a 30-minute to 1-hour movie.
Thank you all again for your wonderful support in sending me on this trip. I checked a really big one off the "bucket list"- something I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to do.
No, I didn't get anything supremely valuable, and that gold coin eluded me. (Some of the other guys did find some, including that gold quarter-noble, within a day or two after I left). But it was literally the "adventure of a lifetime" for me, and I'll cherish those two hammered silver pennies I dug for the rest of my days. (I never sell my dug coins.) In monetary terms, the value of my finds, when weighed against the cost of the trip (both to the donors and a couple grand of my own money) means it was not a profitable venture. But do I care a bit about that? Nope! In terms of adventure and fun, was all the expense, physical hardship, and travel worth it? YOU BET IT WAS!
~RWS
<< <i>Robertson Shinnick Export Ref RSOct2013
675 Georgetown Rd
Brunswick
Georgia
31523 USA
Metal detecting finds for export found Oct 2013. Location East of Colchester.
1. 1641-3 Charles 1st hammered silver penny - mintmark 2 dots
2. 1300-1310 Edward Ist hammered silver penny - Closed E, outcurving h- Cross pattee - Crown 1 - Type 10 cf3 Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint
3. Medieval trade weight
4.18thC clog fastener
5. 1500-1700 mount
6. 4 lead musket balls/shot
7. Post medieval lead bale seal
8. Post medieval lead alnage cloth seal
9. Post medieval harness ring
10. 18thC crotal bell
11. WWII AA flack shell fragment
12. 8 clay pipe stems
18. 19thC Rim fire cartridge cap
19. Georgian mount
20. Georgian draw pull back plate
25 Post Tudor glass and pottery shards
17 Post Tudor glass and pottery shards
21 Post Tudor glass and pottery shards
1. 13 Post Tudor glass and pottery shards
11. 4- 18tht to 20thC copper coins
14. 6 nails/tacks
16. 6 buckle fragments
19. 1500-1700 mount
20. Georgian draw pull
70 Post Tudor buttons
54 Post Tudor buttons
C.Meitiner
01206 231962 >>
I hope I can get back into the numismatic swing of things and rejoin y'all here eventually. Sold some of my coins to make that trip, so I intend to work a bit on my collection this year, now that I have a (slightly) better paying job.
Here's the data from my export pouch from the November 1-7, 2013 detecting trip to the Colchester area in Essex, UK. (Though the application says "October").
These are my live "field reports" posted on the forums at the time. (rather "quick n' dirty", since I had only a tiny Android tablet with me).
This is the November, 2013 finds page from the club website.
You can see my Edward I and Charles I pennies as well as my medieval trade weight, if you scroll down far enough on that club page. The Marcus Aurelius sestertius was found by another digger within an hour of my first outing. The gold thimble was found on the day I stayed in the barn after my detector failed. The gold quarter-noble and last few Celtic gold pieces were found within a day or two after my departure.
The majority of the "Post-Tudor buttons" in the last two pictures were found by other diggers on the trip and were destined for the scrap bin. I thought it a shame to throw away historical relics like that, even such modest ones, and figured they might make fun giveaways later if anybody here wants some. So the other diggers "donated" some of their "scrap" finds to me to put into my pouch.
Unbeknownst to anyone, it appears there were two coins or tokens mixed in with the donated "scrap" buttons, and I have no idea what they are! You can see them in grids #12 and 13 in the fifth picture. Looks like they're pretty bent up. They're obviously old, and look pretty thin- apparently hammered pieces. (Jetons, maybe? We'll see.) The other two copper coins to the left of them are the ones I personally found- a 1730 George II farthing and a 1916 George V halfpenny.
I also deliberately saved one piece of 20th century scrap metal (that piece of WW2 shrapnel) because I had a hunch it was a relic of the Battle of Britain, and WW2 history interests me. To think that was probably fired from a British AA gun at a Luftwaffe bomber in 1940- pretty fascinating, eh?
There's no physical sign of the finds here, yet. It's obviously a glacially slow process, but hey, that's all right. The export license has been applied for, so eventually I will have the goodies on this side of the pond.
It'll likely be months yet before I can edit the hours of video I shot (most of which isn't that great) into something resembling a 30-minute to 1-hour movie.
Thank you all again for your wonderful support in sending me on this trip. I checked a really big one off the "bucket list"- something I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to do.
No, I didn't get anything supremely valuable, and that gold coin eluded me. (Some of the other guys did find some, including that gold quarter-noble, within a day or two after I left). But it was literally the "adventure of a lifetime" for me, and I'll cherish those two hammered silver pennies I dug for the rest of my days. (I never sell my dug coins.) In monetary terms, the value of my finds, when weighed against the cost of the trip (both to the donors and a couple grand of my own money) means it was not a profitable venture. But do I care a bit about that? Nope! In terms of adventure and fun, was all the expense, physical hardship, and travel worth it? YOU BET IT WAS!
~RWS
<< <i>Robertson Shinnick Export Ref RSOct2013
675 Georgetown Rd
Brunswick
Georgia
31523 USA
Metal detecting finds for export found Oct 2013. Location East of Colchester.
1. 1641-3 Charles 1st hammered silver penny - mintmark 2 dots
2. 1300-1310 Edward Ist hammered silver penny - Closed E, outcurving h- Cross pattee - Crown 1 - Type 10 cf3 Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint
3. Medieval trade weight
4.18thC clog fastener
5. 1500-1700 mount
6. 4 lead musket balls/shot
7. Post medieval lead bale seal
8. Post medieval lead alnage cloth seal
9. Post medieval harness ring
10. 18thC crotal bell
11. WWII AA flack shell fragment
12. 8 clay pipe stems
18. 19thC Rim fire cartridge cap
19. Georgian mount
20. Georgian draw pull back plate
25 Post Tudor glass and pottery shards
17 Post Tudor glass and pottery shards
21 Post Tudor glass and pottery shards
1. 13 Post Tudor glass and pottery shards
11. 4- 18tht to 20thC copper coins
14. 6 nails/tacks
16. 6 buckle fragments
19. 1500-1700 mount
20. Georgian draw pull
70 Post Tudor buttons
54 Post Tudor buttons
C.Meitiner
01206 231962 >>
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Comments
Lafayette Grading Set
<< <i>Did you find buttons over there like you find pull tabs here??
Actually, yes, in a way. I think I dug one pulltab the whole time, versus oh... eight or ten buttons. (The huge pile o' buttons, was, as I mentioned, mostly dug by the other guys.) In our group of six, I was far and away the "worst" detectorist, outgunned in equipment, physical stamina, and equipment. The others found more stuff than me by an order of magnitude. (Doesn't help that I missed one day and spent another day with a loaner machine after mine died). That being said, I managed not to embarrass myself too badly!
much back to normal....New Job??? That is always exciting and scary at the same time!
Be well,
bob
you dug alot of stuff
I always enjoy your md'ing posts. Thanks.
<< <i>Strange, #18, is actually a pin fire.
you dug alot of stuff >>
Yes. He made a few minor errors like that. I just copied the text of the export application Mr. Meitener filled out.
One guy also had an XP Deus, which is also a pricey (and weird looking) thing, since it is wireless and there is no wire wrapped around the stem. Pretty neat, though.
<< <i>Don't give up. I've been to that dark place too. Exercise has helped more than anything....started with minimal effort stuff...just walking for 20 min, etc..anything that wasn't too hard or boring. Whatever form it takes, just stick to it as if you've been given a prescription. Amazing how much it helps the head.
I always enjoy your md'ing posts. Thanks. >>
WWIT- thanks. I'm not surprised to get encouraging words of wisdom from one who has such a Zen-like username. (I've always liked that.)