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WINNER #1
My international favorite find for November 2018 is the hoard of 3rd Century B.C. Roman Coins, found by Roman Y. from Europe with his Ace 400i.
Roman's story: Hello dear company Garrett! Most recently, I got acquainted with your magnificent metal detector Garrett ACE 400i, which was given to me by relatives for my birthday. On the first weekend I went out of town to the old forest. Autumn day was wonderful. Yellow leaves rustled underfoot. I listened to the signals of my new electronic friend Garrett 400i. Towards noon I heard the first clear color signal. And at a depth of about 7 - 8 inches, the shovel took out a whole handful of Roman coins from the 3rd century BC. Amazing Just magical! Adrenaline rolls over! And when I saw among the 18 silver denarii, two gold aureus of Aurelian, I realized that the newcomers were really lucky!
May God bless the development of your company over the years.
Roman Y. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
Roman's story: Hello dear company Garrett! Most recently, I got acquainted with your magnificent metal detector Garrett ACE 400i, which was given to me by relatives for my birthday. On the first weekend I went out of town to the old forest. Autumn day was wonderful. Yellow leaves rustled underfoot. I listened to the signals of my new electronic friend Garrett 400i. Towards noon I heard the first clear color signal. And at a depth of about 7 - 8 inches, the shovel took out a whole handful of Roman coins from the 3rd century BC. Amazing Just magical! Adrenaline rolls over! And when I saw among the 18 silver denarii, two gold aureus of Aurelian, I realized that the newcomers were really lucky!
May God bless the development of your company over the years.
Roman Y. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
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WINNER #2
My second international favorite find for November 2018 is the WW2 Nazis Paratroopers Badge, found by Maurice from Italy with his Ace 250.
Maurice's story: This is a rare WW2 Nazis paratroopers badge called in German: "Fallschirmschützenabzeichen". It's an unusual find because that kind of troops aren't used so much in the Italian campaign so they operated only in several spots. I found it in the woods where back in 1943, Germans and Americans fought cruelly during the liberation of Rome. I discovered it behind a rock so I imagined the soldier running away trying to save his life instead of his uniform. The area has plenty of visible trenches and bunkers made by the German soldiers to protect themselves from the hard American bombing. It was a huge, shivering surprise and I felt an amazing sensation when I dug it up. My heart was beating so fast and I couldn't even believe I had it in my hands. it was one of the best satisfactions in my whole life, for sure.
Maurice WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
Maurice's story: This is a rare WW2 Nazis paratroopers badge called in German: "Fallschirmschützenabzeichen". It's an unusual find because that kind of troops aren't used so much in the Italian campaign so they operated only in several spots. I found it in the woods where back in 1943, Germans and Americans fought cruelly during the liberation of Rome. I discovered it behind a rock so I imagined the soldier running away trying to save his life instead of his uniform. The area has plenty of visible trenches and bunkers made by the German soldiers to protect themselves from the hard American bombing. It was a huge, shivering surprise and I felt an amazing sensation when I dug it up. My heart was beating so fast and I couldn't even believe I had it in my hands. it was one of the best satisfactions in my whole life, for sure.
Maurice WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
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WINNER #3
My third international favorite find for November 2018 is the 17th Century Gold Posy Ring, found by Dexter N. from the U.K. with his Ace 300i.
Dexter's story: I have been detecting since I was 9. I'm 12 now. My first proper detector was a Garrett Ace 150 and I found loads of stuff including silver milled coins and 3 silver hammereds! It was a great machine. Earlier this year I sold my video games and console so I could upgrade. I got an Ace 300i, it's great!
On Saturday, November 3rd after Halloween, my Dad drove me up to a permission in the Sussex countryside. It was a nice sunny day and I decided to start detecting beside the old barn where we parked the car. I only went a few steps and got my first signal, it was in the high 60s so I decided to dig it. I lifted the clump and saw a glint of gold, the usual bit of can or ringpull I thought. I couldn't believe it when I pulled it out and it was a gold ring!! I was so excited, this was the first gold I'd ever found and I thought I'd never ever find any. When I poked out the mud from the ring I saw the old fashioned writing and spelling inside and knew it was a posy ring. I was even more excited, I'd found a really old gold ring!
The writing inside the ring says 'Rather dy then fayth to deny' and it turned out to be from the 17th Century so it's classed as treasure! We told the farmer about the ring and he couldn't believe we'd found treasure on his land. He was born on the farm and must have walked over it loads of times.
My Dad reported my find to the Coroner and we took the ring to the Finds Liaison Officer at the British Museum in London. I can't wait to find out what happens next!
I love my Garrett and the feeling you get when you find something and know you're the first person to touch it since it was lost all those years ago. This gold ring is my best find yet. but who knows what I'll find in the future.
Dexter N. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
Dexter's story: I have been detecting since I was 9. I'm 12 now. My first proper detector was a Garrett Ace 150 and I found loads of stuff including silver milled coins and 3 silver hammereds! It was a great machine. Earlier this year I sold my video games and console so I could upgrade. I got an Ace 300i, it's great!
On Saturday, November 3rd after Halloween, my Dad drove me up to a permission in the Sussex countryside. It was a nice sunny day and I decided to start detecting beside the old barn where we parked the car. I only went a few steps and got my first signal, it was in the high 60s so I decided to dig it. I lifted the clump and saw a glint of gold, the usual bit of can or ringpull I thought. I couldn't believe it when I pulled it out and it was a gold ring!! I was so excited, this was the first gold I'd ever found and I thought I'd never ever find any. When I poked out the mud from the ring I saw the old fashioned writing and spelling inside and knew it was a posy ring. I was even more excited, I'd found a really old gold ring!
The writing inside the ring says 'Rather dy then fayth to deny' and it turned out to be from the 17th Century so it's classed as treasure! We told the farmer about the ring and he couldn't believe we'd found treasure on his land. He was born on the farm and must have walked over it loads of times.
My Dad reported my find to the Coroner and we took the ring to the Finds Liaison Officer at the British Museum in London. I can't wait to find out what happens next!
I love my Garrett and the feeling you get when you find something and know you're the first person to touch it since it was lost all those years ago. This gold ring is my best find yet. but who knows what I'll find in the future.
Dexter N. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
