Metal Detecting Getting Harder?

I've been out metal detecting recently, on a field that has been metal detected on for over 20 years. I haven't visited it too often, but a 'local' has been doing it. To say it was hard work, would be an under-statement. There were not many signals coming of it. There will still be 'finds', but they are few and far between. How many more fields are out there like this?

I notice on recent rallies, on fields that have been done before, that not many finds ae coming up. Occasionaly, you may find a farm that has hardly been touched, but this probably won't happen too often. The 'friendly farmers' have generally been 'friendly' for years, and there aren't many finds left.

There is loads of stuff left to find in England, but it may well now be spread out on fields, or permission may be lacking.

I will still keep on trying!

Henry V11 Hammered Coin

I just saw a lovely Henry V11 hammered coin on 'eBay'. It was already upto over £100. It was found metal detecting.

Metal Detecting in Lancashire

I went metal detecting on Sunday, just gone. I didn't find much. It was club rally, with approx. 40 odd people. The soil was lovely to dig. Maybe next time?

Going to Lincolnshire

Hopefully Im going metal detecting to Lincolnshire, within the next couple of weeks.

Countryfile

There was a piece on Countryfile, yesterday, about metal detecting.

I need to get a new metal detecting site

I need to get a new metal detecting site. I may try over the weekend.

Metal detecting yesterday

I went out metal detecting yesterday. It was not much good. I found lots of iron with my Fisher 1266x. Just one of those days!

Going out on Wednesday

I'm hopefully going out on Wednesday, to a promising site. It'll be an early rise, as it is some distance away. I've got a metal detecting club meeting on Wednesday night aswell. It's going to be a busy day!

The season is almost here!

Metal detecting can be carried out throughout the year, but the metal detecting season generally starts in about August in England, when the farmers pull their crops out. I think the best land to detect on is short stubble (when the cereal crop has been cut). The days are still long in August and September, and it makes for wonderful detecting. Protection from the sun is still needed though, and I like to metal detect in the morning or late afternoon/early evening.

I've hopefully got different sites throughout England to go on, and may go on an odd rally (so I may see you there!).

Metal Detecting on the Thames Foreshore

I wouldn't mind metal detecting on the Thames foreshore one day.......I wonder how much stuff is left?

Tudor button

This is a button, probably from the Tudor period, found on farmland, whilst metal detecting.

Jeton from last 'trip' away.

Below are images of the obverse and reverse of a medieval jeton I found, on my last couple of days away.

I need to get out again!

Hi,

The last time I was out metal detecting was in Suffolk. There's a rally coming up in Cheshire soon, and I'll probably go to that.

Regards,

Colin