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Title: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: pikilily on October 15, 2011, 01:18:24 pm

I am waiting for Johnmac to arrive. Hes going to be panning for gold on my property.
Or is it scanning....anyway we will report on any major finds this afternoon..
keep an eye out for us on the BBC News...
'The wordls largest discovery of Jacobean whiskey has just been found in Kirkinch  ;D ;D ;D ;D
the Scottish Metal Detective Johnmac is unavailable for comment due to extreme inebriation"
Emma T  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: Bionic on October 15, 2011, 01:25:14 pm

Lets hope he hits the jackpot  ;D ;D ;D
Sally

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: pikilily on October 15, 2011, 06:45:27 pm

Woo wooo woooooo!! 

As far as i am concerned we hit jackpot. We had great fun, such a laugh....its so exciting. The machine bleeps and tweets and farts and John knows what it is saying!!  He speaks machineglish !!

We/he found all sorts of bizarre things from old cogs, and copper pipes, to a 1961 sixpence, and ?Indian? coin, a few tubes of something yet to be identified  annnnnnnnnddd ....... a Medieval coin that John thinks is circa 1290, possibly depicting King Edward 1st (Longshanks), made in Bristol..

Something like that just brought history to life.  I can just imagine it.... A sheriff's officer hunting down the smugglers who ran a smuggling trail from the coast through Forfar via Kirkinch to Scone and Perth. With the bogs and marshes in the surrounding area the smugglers would use Kirkinch as a hiding place; with its mound they had a good dry place with 360 degree visibility. The Sheriff would have been paid with English money....as he is travelling through Kirkinch perhaps heading to the mound the money slipped out of his pocket.  Or was he ambushed and the coin fell out in the skirmish....

Anyway, John will fill us in with the details of the coin when he does his research.
And, I have fresh trout for tea !!!  :thumbsup: thanks John, for a fab afternoon!!
Result!!!
Emma T

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: johnmac on October 15, 2011, 06:55:25 pm

Anytime Emma. Had a good laugh... Who needs alcohol!

'plenty o digging' as they say in the trade! A lot of it not so good, but that's makes the good find all the sweeter when you find it... And we did!

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/johnmac1979/db266a71.jpg)
Here's the seven coins and dog tag?!?

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/johnmac1979/05c58e71.jpg)
Here's the medieval coin. Face square on, crown on head, flowing locks of hair

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/johnmac1979/2d5debbe.jpg)
Here's the reverse, a 'long cross' hammered penny. 'ISTO' probably denotes mint mark of Bristol???

The reverse legend would say CIVI-TAS-BR-ISTO ... City of Bristol... I think?!?

I'm awaiting an identification.... But I'm hazarding a guess at Edward the first  1239AD to 1307AD... So potentially 750yrs old?!?

:) not bad for annafternoons work! And thanks for the pork chops!! Tomorrow nights tea!

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: pikilily on October 15, 2011, 07:19:13 pm

You are so very welcome. !!! 

Trout gutted, bleh!!!  hate doing that job.

Can you fish farmers come up with a breed of fish that dont get all slippery when you are gutting them.....or for that matter, how about one that doesnt have guts at all ????? now there would be a treasure trove!!  ;D ;D ;D

Now most of the scanning was east to west...we will have to do north to south next  ::) ::)

Emma T

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: johnmac on October 15, 2011, 07:26:57 pm

Early indications are that it is an Edward the first (longshanks) penny..

Bristol mint... Legend actually reads 'VILLA BRISTOLLIE' and it appears to be a class 9 type.... Whatever the hell that means?!? :)

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: HappyHippy on October 15, 2011, 07:35:55 pm

Oh I'd be excited too  ;D
Sounds like a good time was had by all  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: Bionic on October 15, 2011, 08:23:32 pm

Wow, how interesting.  Sounds as if you both had a great and rewarding day.
Sally

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: tizaala on October 16, 2011, 03:47:31 pm

Now will you wash your hands..........?

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: pikilily on October 16, 2011, 06:26:41 pm

Thats Johns mucky paws  ;D ;D ;D ;D
ET

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: Sylvia on October 16, 2011, 06:48:04 pm

Oi!! I may well have spent that sixpence ::) ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Its Exciting :-)
Post by: Rosemary on October 16, 2011, 10:44:14 pm

Me next, me next  ;D