Our group of eight packed a rental van plus a ca rto overflowing with all our gear and drove to Essex this morning. We met up with ChicagoRon's group at the car rental place this morning as they were on their way home. They have given us a tough week to follow as they found three gold coins in one day. We are up for the challenge. Our team consists of our fearless leader,driver and guide Mindy, Mike from Mass.,Sarah from CA, Ron and Jim from Canada,Stuart from OR and Clarence and I.We dropped all the stuff at our holiday home and headed to the fields. A couple of our guys found silver Romans* and the rest of us found assorted stuff. A few of us left early and did the grocery shopping, then picked the rest of them up and came home for a homemade spaghetti dinner. Tomorrow we are going to one of the new areas, rich in Roman, Saxon and (we hope) Viking. I hope to be a little more coherant by tomorrow night and have more to share with a full day of hunting behind us. I'm trying to fight off a cold and it left my brain in a fog. Tomorrow will be The Day. I feel something good coming tomorrow from someone out of group. Check back and find out how we did.
*see Glossary of Terms below...
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Timeline of British History (condensed version)
5000BC-100BC: Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Celts
55BC-410AD: Roman Britain
410AD-1065AD: Saxons
1066AD-1484AD: Medieval Period, Black Plague
1485AD-1602AD: Tudors
1603AD-1713AD: Stuarts
1714AD-1836AD: Georgian
1837AD-1900AD: Victorian
1901- Present: Modern
For more information, go to http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/ and click on the "history" tab.
55BC-410AD: Roman Britain
410AD-1065AD: Saxons
1066AD-1484AD: Medieval Period, Black Plague
1485AD-1602AD: Tudors
1603AD-1713AD: Stuarts
1714AD-1836AD: Georgian
1837AD-1900AD: Victorian
1901- Present: Modern
For more information, go to http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/ and click on the "history" tab.
Glossary of Terms
Stonker: outstanding find; jaw dropping find of a lifetime
Cracking: "Jolly Good"
Greenie: copper coins which turn green over time
Gobsmacked: speechless, stunned, knock me over with a feather
Hammie (hammered): hand made silver coins, usually quite thin, can be cut in quarters or halves for change
Milled Silver: 1662-1947 silver coins were machine made
Long Cross: introduced in 1237 with a cross extending to edge of coin, preventing clipping of silver edges
Sceat: small Saxon coin, silver with base metals, usually sound like trash to a detector and often passed up
Slick Willie: silver six pence from William III, these remained in circulation so long they were worn smooth
Lizzie: Queen Elizabeth I 1558-1603
Vickie: Queen Victoria 1837-1901
Torc: neck or arm bands, usually twisted gold or silver wire with knob ends
Crotal Bell: think of a large jingle bell, worn by sheep or cattle or attached to a harness, sometimes decorated
Cracking: "Jolly Good"
Greenie: copper coins which turn green over time
Gobsmacked: speechless, stunned, knock me over with a feather
Hammie (hammered): hand made silver coins, usually quite thin, can be cut in quarters or halves for change
Milled Silver: 1662-1947 silver coins were machine made
Long Cross: introduced in 1237 with a cross extending to edge of coin, preventing clipping of silver edges
Sceat: small Saxon coin, silver with base metals, usually sound like trash to a detector and often passed up
Slick Willie: silver six pence from William III, these remained in circulation so long they were worn smooth
Lizzie: Queen Elizabeth I 1558-1603
Vickie: Queen Victoria 1837-1901
Torc: neck or arm bands, usually twisted gold or silver wire with knob ends
Crotal Bell: think of a large jingle bell, worn by sheep or cattle or attached to a harness, sometimes decorated
March 24, 2012
We are just days away from catching a place to London and meeting up with our group of seven. We will spend two weeks metal detecting the fields of Essex. At least one of us is bound to find gold this trip and I would love to be the one. Although Clarence has found a Celtic gold coin from 30 BC, my gold coin find was a fairly modern 1806 one third guinea. I have had my heart set on finding a hammered gold like an Elizabeth I. It is a stunningly beautiful coin. I hope this is my year.
Meanwhile, a few of our non-detecting friends have asked for some help with the terms I often use like "greenie" or "hammie". I have written a glossary of sorts that may help you out. I also will post a basic timeline of British history that will help when I talk about our finds of the day. I hope you will enjoy coming along on our latest adventure. We will be with a very fun group so I'm pretty sure it will entertaining.
Meanwhile, a few of our non-detecting friends have asked for some help with the terms I often use like "greenie" or "hammie". I have written a glossary of sorts that may help you out. I also will post a basic timeline of British history that will help when I talk about our finds of the day. I hope you will enjoy coming along on our latest adventure. We will be with a very fun group so I'm pretty sure it will entertaining.
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