1960 Sixpence, beach was bitter !!

[Dave The Slave]

Two nights off work this week equalled 3 mornings of detecting.
1st morning found the 1919 penny, on pasture already posted.
Yesterday same place nothing but rubbish.
Today would give the beach a go as field would probably be frozen.
Forecast, -2 feels like -8, 40mph gusts for rest of the day from 11am. Plan was to detect till 12.
Hat on and thick coat, not many signals, hands frozen especially detecting arm, fairly ambidextrous so tried left handed, no good. Right arm getting painful ready to give up. Found a 50p, gave it a few more minutes, then a 1960 Sixpence, only my second of that denomination and a year older. Few more minutes in that area, nothing. Turned round to detect back to car, the easterly wind was continuous and getting to the stage where it was a job to stand up. Switched off and walked back, that was really cold. Anyone who was out detecting today did well, hardly any dog walkers and joggers compared to normal. Got my 2hrs of detecting in but it was bitter.
Everyone keep warm, especially outside.
Cheers
Dave.

[thefiggis]

You went out in that?? Blimey. Hats off to you (although there's every possibility you're quite loopy ) and well done on finding the old tanner.

They always bring back fond memories for me because on the infrequent occasions there was spare cash for sweet money, it was a thrupenny bit. Get a tanner and you felt filthy rich!

[fred]

You went out in that?? Blimey. Hats off to you (although there's every possibility you're quite loopy ) and well done on finding the old tanner.

They always bring back fond memories for me because on the infrequent occasions there was spare cash for sweet money, it was a thrupenny bit. Get a tanner and you felt filthy rich!

C'mon, show us the gold, you know you want to! Just about to write it up my trips out in the cold.

[JBM]

One of the last of the Tanners.

You deserved a medal going out in that weather .

Happy Hunting,

Jerry.

[thefiggis]

C'mon, show us the gold, you know you want to! Just about to write it up my trips out in the cold.

Well, I'm rich now. Quite startlingly so, in point of fact. Well spotted.

You know, after all these years, it's only just occurred to me to look up why the old 6d was called a tanner. There are a number of explanations out there, most of them unlikely and nobody seems to know, but the least implausible is that there was a John Tanner who designed coins under George II and it was named after him.

Just about to write it up my trips out in the cold.

I just read it. Great read, but you're as mad as Dave.