Today's hunting took place at the location of a faire. This would be where people came on horseback from as far away as London to trade goods and livestock. They would stay for several days so there was a lot of activity there. The site had just been plowed which meant it was really soft and fluffy. Every step you would sink about 3" into the soil. It made for hard walking but easy recovery of finds. We had lots of stuff to show at the end of the day. Clarence found two milled silver coins and I had a hammered silver coin. WE also found lead bale seals, decorative mounts, greenies, Georgian watch winders, buttons, pot handles, and the usualy bits of lead and trash.
This morning we hunted with another fellow who lives in a neighboring town. We hunted with him one day last year so it was nice to see him again. He brought along his gorgeous Roman hammered gold coin that he had found earlier. It's a beauty and reminded us of what we could be finding any time you dig a target.
Tomorrow is our last day of detecting and our last chance to find a gold coin. It looks like we will have another good day weatherwise. We have been very, very lucky so far. No rain! More tomorrow...
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