Here's the details:
Date of hunt: Sunday 26th of March
Location: Derbyshire. (L____'s Dig 1)
Ground: pasture (med mineralization, med iron contamination, low hot rocks)
Settings: V4 HOT
Detector: XP Deus with 11" coil. (v4 version)
Hunt Time: 5 hours.
You Tube Hunt Link at the end of this post
Establishing good relations with the landowner
Hello and a welcome to another installment of Deus Digger Diary. I went to meet the landowner and he told me all about the land. Such as an old farm was once on the land which was demolished in the 30's. When building a new garden and house he found some huge gate posts and trough. He told me all about which areas had been landscaped in the past 40 years and where pathways were. He also showed me the tree where buzzards were nesting and the male was definietely telling us to clear off in buzzard language. There were sheep and cows in the adjacent fields and I assured him I would keep an eye on things. He showed an interest in my detector and I even let him hold her. It felt strange letting another man hold her but in the interest of good relations I felt I had to turn a blind eye
As it transpired he told me he's very good friends with other farmers. Some of which have land next to a church! He said he'd have a word and I should be able to get on the fields. It's amazing what can be achieved just by spending some time chatting and getting to know people.
Where to Choose?
This is a huge area next to a village and I wasn't sure where to start. There were areas of pasture that were wheat fields in the distant past. There were also tree covered areas that were so dark there was little growing at ground level. I decided to start at the highest point of the permission that overlooked the village. In the past I've found these areas to be quite productive. I set the Deus to HOT just so I could hear what was under my feet and there was a moderate amount of iron and mineralization. I decided to keep detecting on HOT to ignore the ground conditions. Any iffy signals I checked with GMP or DEEP.
A Promising Start : Coin Spill!
Well as soon as I started getting signals there were a few coins (mostly modern) but I got a loud beep just under a patch of weeds. Out came four coins. At the time I thought they were just crusty half pennies but upon cleaning them up when I got home 2 of them were silvers, well 50% but hey I was still very happy. I tried GMP in the same area and got a 5th coin too! It just shows that the lower reactivity and higher discrimination allows the Deus to be able to punch a bit deeper and see the targets better. I hit some really small targets such a bits of dress jewelry and even an air gun pellet. I kept finding bullets too. Some of them were live although after research I think they're toy bullets as they've got Mettoy stamped underneath. I found a nice enameled badge with MATLOCK on it. I would love to know what the badge was for though. Many other interesting finds appeared throughout the day such as a George and Mary Silver Jubilee medallion 6th May 1910 turned up. A Cat's ID canister withe the address and name still written on a piece of paper. Also a lipstick that looks like it's from the 30's that once would have been held on something as it has a small copper ring at the top. Plus loads more coins kept me going but nothing could prepare me what came next...
At Long Last, Some Gold!
I was deciding whether or not to pack up for the day but some little detecting angel whispered to mine ear. "Once more unto the lines dear Deus, once more" I had been on my way down the final row when a nice high BLEEP sang to me like the soft sigh of a lover. I dug down thinking,
"Hmmm, this could be a little silver coin." I was delighted to see a small ring before my astonished eyes. Even at this point I thought it might be silver until I saw the hallmarks. Luckily I got my reaction on film which you can see in the video. I'm so happy to have found some gold. I phoned the landowner (who is now thinking of getting a metal detector) and he came to see. I asked if he wanted it but he said I could have it. I researched it when I got home and it was assayed in Birmingham in 1891 and made by Oetzman & Co.
Final Thoughts
What a first hunt eh? I'm definitely going back there as soon as I can. In fact if I didn't work full time I'd be there every day. I bet there's much more to be uncovered and I hope you've enjoyed taking a look. Until next time everyone. Keep digging, you never know when the find of a lifetime may appear!
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Iron x2, modern x33, lead x3, copper alloys x4
Average bits
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Coins from left to right.
Old 50 pence 1983
Shilling 1956, 1960, 1961, 1963
old 5 pence 1968, 1970, 1980
Modern 2 pence x14
modern 1 pence x8
old half pence 1974
Penny Victoria and ?
Half Penny George V and George VI
Three Pence 1941, 1943
Esti Vabariik 10 Senti 2002 (Estonia)
Penny George III?
Good Find
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1891 Birmingham 9 carat ring with blue stone? Comment below if you know your gemstones
1927 George V Sixpence
1933 George VI Shilling
Total Finds: 113
Ironman 2 DeusDigger 4 (winning find gold ring)
The quest for the gold coin will continue.
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Cheers all and happy hunting! I Hope you enjoyed the read and I hope you'll join us on the next dig.
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Finds of note in 2022 - You know that thing you do when you pull your pockets out to show there's nothing in there? You get the idea.
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very fitting on St Patrick's weekend.
