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WINNER #1
My International Favorite Find is the Bronze Age Gold Clothes Fastener 1200bc approximately, found by David M. from the UK with his Ace 150.
David's story: I've only been detecting for one year after buying an Ace 150 November 2016, but I've already found some fantastic pieces of history. I've had 57 silver coins dating from 1302 to 1945, one 9 crt gold ring, and 4 silver rings. One of which turned out to be Viking and is currently being put through the Treasure process with the Ulster Museum, Belfast. I was also lucky enough to find a Bronze age socketed gouge dating to around 800 bc.
On Monday 18th December I headed out to a local barley field where I've had 9 silver coins, hoping to find number 10. I wasn't having much luck and had only found a few buttons when I decided to move to a field on the opposite side of the permission. First target was a George VI ship half penny from 1943 then nothing for the next 150 meters. I had reached the far side of the field when I made the decision to head back to the first field. I'd walked 20 feet when I had a decent signal. I dug down about 6 inches but the target was still in the hole so I took another scoop, this time about 8 inches, and set it to the side.
Using the pin-pointer I located the target. It was still encased in dirt and was heavy for its size making me think it was lead. When I rubbed some of the dirt away I nearly had a heart attack! Staring back at me was the gold object in my photos. I knew this was something very special and suspected it was Bronze age. My suspicions were correct and initial findings say it is in fact a Bronze age clothes fastener dating from around 1200 bc. The items is currently with the Ulster Museum for further analysis but this is without doubt a find of a lifetime and something I will remember forever.
I find it unbelievable the things my little Ace 150 has found but I hope some day I'm in a position to upgrade to one of the high end Garrett's.
Many thanks, David
David M. WINS a Garrett Z-Lynk™ Wireless System!
David's story: I've only been detecting for one year after buying an Ace 150 November 2016, but I've already found some fantastic pieces of history. I've had 57 silver coins dating from 1302 to 1945, one 9 crt gold ring, and 4 silver rings. One of which turned out to be Viking and is currently being put through the Treasure process with the Ulster Museum, Belfast. I was also lucky enough to find a Bronze age socketed gouge dating to around 800 bc.
On Monday 18th December I headed out to a local barley field where I've had 9 silver coins, hoping to find number 10. I wasn't having much luck and had only found a few buttons when I decided to move to a field on the opposite side of the permission. First target was a George VI ship half penny from 1943 then nothing for the next 150 meters. I had reached the far side of the field when I made the decision to head back to the first field. I'd walked 20 feet when I had a decent signal. I dug down about 6 inches but the target was still in the hole so I took another scoop, this time about 8 inches, and set it to the side.
Using the pin-pointer I located the target. It was still encased in dirt and was heavy for its size making me think it was lead. When I rubbed some of the dirt away I nearly had a heart attack! Staring back at me was the gold object in my photos. I knew this was something very special and suspected it was Bronze age. My suspicions were correct and initial findings say it is in fact a Bronze age clothes fastener dating from around 1200 bc. The items is currently with the Ulster Museum for further analysis but this is without doubt a find of a lifetime and something I will remember forever.
I find it unbelievable the things my little Ace 150 has found but I hope some day I'm in a position to upgrade to one of the high end Garrett's.
Many thanks, David
David M. WINS a Garrett Z-Lynk™ Wireless System!
