csme55ex 2 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 just wonderdd if any of use hunters are into metal detecting aswell . if so have use found any think good ? and what machines are use useing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,233 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Minelab Found 24k gold,rings,necklaces etc on foreign beaches,plenty of roman local though mainly grots,nowt exciting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akton 15 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 minelab explorer, laser powermax and silver sabre loads tooo much too mention coins,roman artefacts brooches and tons of musket balls and afew silver hammered, but sadly NO gold good hobby especially when you have the land to go on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ferret feller Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 i have been lazy man bottle digging by walking the valley river bank after a flood a bit of mud goes each time and iv found poisen bottles and everything ill get some pics one day also in the summer when its hot the rivers right down low i wear some shorts and walk it up and down up too my theighs find tons of fishing weights legers also a few hooks in my feet found tons of plates ect... as it is near the heart of the endustrial revolution.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csme55ex 2 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 (edited) yer it is a very good hobby every hole you dig is a buzz . yer if you got some pictures of some of your finds would be good heres a saxon sceat i found a while back Edited November 24, 2008 by csme55ex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,233 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 minelab explorer, laser powermax and silver sabre loads tooo much too mention coins,roman artefacts brooches and tons of musket balls and afew silver hammered, but sadly NO gold good hobby especially when you have the land to go on I remember the powermax,whats that shop in London did all the laser and tesoro products?Loads of finds in cases,was like a regular treasure trove inside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groat 2 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Addicted to it and have been for the past 6 years! My best coin so far is a celtic gold stater of the Corialtavi tribe which dates to 55BC. In my eyes its just like another form of hunting, you can go out into the countryside in all weathers, and you havn't a clue what your going to get. The big difference is you could find somthing one day that could literaly be worth a small fortune but chances are you won't For me its the sheer buzz of finding something that maybe hasn't been touched by human hands for anything up to 4000 years. The machine l'm useing at the moment is the Minlab E-Trac which is proving to be awsome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akton 15 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 (edited) yer it is a very good hobby every hole you dig is a buzz . yer if you got some pictures of some of your finds would be good heres a saxon sceat i found a while back Great find that mate well done,love to find one,but Just dont seem to have the same opportunities as you lads down sarf Edited November 24, 2008 by akton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ferret feller Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 how much do you get these things for lads? id love to get into it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csme55ex 2 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Addicted to it and have been for the past 6 years! My best coin so far is a celtic gold stater of the Corialtavi tribe which dates to 55BC. In my eyes its just like another form of hunting, you can go out into the countryside in all weathers, and you havn't a clue what your going to get. The big difference is you could find somthing one day that could literaly be worth a small fortune but chances are you won't For me its the sheer buzz of finding something that maybe hasn't been touched by human hands for anything up to 4000 years. The machine l'm useing at the moment is the Minlab E-Trac which is proving to be awsome yer deffently is like another type of hunting . yer its good finsing things that aint been touched by [bANNED TEXT] for that many years and the last person who toched it was a roman 0or celtic or saxon etc its crazy ... very nice coin there mate did you keep it or sell it ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,233 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Groat,as soon as I saw your name I knew you were a numismatist,excellent stater Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groat 2 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 My newest cost £1100 but thats the all singing and dancing newest on out from Minlab. You can pick a quality second hand machine from a good maker for around about 200 upwards depending on what you buy, check out Fleabay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csme55ex 2 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 (edited) how much do you get these things for lads? id love to get into it.... thay range from about £100 to about £2000 or sumink like that ... i would say get a laser rapier for your first machine u can pick one up second hand about £250 or u can get a new one for £400 thats what i use even know im not a begginer i love them there easy to set up and very light to use and only use 1 9v battrie and thay are a really good machine i think Edited November 24, 2008 by csme55ex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,233 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Get it priced by Chirs Rudd groat,I remember an incredible byzantine coin he was auctioning once Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akton 15 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Groat that coin mate Just makes me jealous,well done that man. were was that one from mate,That is a special coin seen them but never had one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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