August 2011
Our meeting had a few more finds on the table
compared to previous months as the crops are now
slowly starting to come off, not helped by the rain this
year I might add! I hope the farmers manage to salvage
what is left of the wheat down here in Kent!
After a short talk by our chairman Keith, who I will
add does a great job for the club! we then held our
monthly competition with the following results. |
Artefact |
1st Albert , Local Maidstone 17th Cent
token of Elizabeth Webb |
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Joint 2nd, Steve, 15th Cent Thimble and
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Joint 2nd, John with an interesting still attached pair of
Medieval Lead Tokens, a nice find! |
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3rd, David , 17th Cent Crotal Bell
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Coin |
| Joint 1st, Jason, Henry 1st Penny and |
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| Joint 1st, Tony with his Hadrian Denarius |
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2nd, Brian, Commonwealth Penny
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| 3rd, John, Elizabeth 3 Pence |
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July 2011
July's meeting was fairly well attended, considering we are all struggling to find land to go on currently due to the crops still on the fields, but soon as always we will be spoilt for choice and rushing around trying to cover our favourite patches before they are seeded
again! No speaker this month, so after a short talk by our chairman Keith, we then held the find of the month competition, with the following results. |
Artefact |
| 1st Albert , Georgian Key |
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2nd Steve , Saxon Button Brooch, 500-525 AD
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3rd Steve again, Votive Axe, Celtic/Roman
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Coin |
| 1st Tony , Roman Constantine Bronze |
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| 2nd Paul , Short Cross Penny |
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3rd Paul, Cut Half Short Cross Penny |
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April 2011
At this months meeting Jen Jackson our FLO was present, she brought back some interesting items from recording and took away several others to list on the finds database, we as a club fully support the voluntary recording of all finds and she was kept busy for most of the night!
We then held the find of the month competition with the following results, one item of note was young Callum's first hammered and he is only 12, so well done to him! |
Artefact |
| 1st, Mick, Roman Bronze Head |
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2nd, Albert, 1890 Silver Vesta Box, still with the original matches in it!
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3rd, Nicola, Roman Lion Head Mount
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Coin |
| 1st, Dave, Cantii Quarter Stater |
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| 2nd, Callum, Edward 11 Farthing |
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3rd, Albert, James 11 Irish Gun Money 6d |
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March 2011
March's meeting was busy as usual with plenty of finds on the table, one of our newest members, Nicola, did well coming second with her buckle.
With no speaker this month we settled down
to the 'Find of the month' competition, with the following results. |
Artefact |
| 1st Tony, 18th Cent Toy Gun |
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2nd, Nicola, 11th Cent Saxon Buckle
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3rd, Steve, Roman 2nd Cent Knee Brooch
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Coin |
| 1st Carlos, James 1st 6d dated 1607 |
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| 2nd Steve, Saxon Sceatta, Circa 700 AD |
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3rd Don, Victorian Half Sovereign |
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3rd Tony, James 1st Copper Farthing |
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February 2011
This months meeting was as usual well attended, we had some lovely finds on the table, Keith's late Iron
Age terret ring and Nigel's penannular brooch, also late Iron Age were exceptional! and very rare finds indeed,
along with Dorian's gold guinea, what a cracker! A brilliant month was had by all! The full results were as follows.
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Artefact |
| 1st, Keith , Late Iron Age Terret Ring |
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2nd, Paul , 13th Cent Horse Harness Pendant
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3rd, Nigel , Late Iron Age Penannular Brooch
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Coin |
| 1st, Dorian , Charles 2nd 1679 Gold Guinea |
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| 2nd, Nigel , Cantii Gold Quarter Stater, 65-45 BC |
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| 3rd, Roy , Henry 8th Groat |
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December 2010
This month we held our annual find of the year competition with some lovely items on the table
to vote for, the Saxon period was at the top of the pile with an English Thrymsa winning for Paul and
Steve coming second with an Aethelberht penny which has a unrecorded reverse making it unique!
Bryan came first in the artefact section with his lovely 7th century Saxon mount, a cracking find,
Albert second with a rare Bronze Age decorated jet bead.
Steve also won the find of the year competition with 62
points, with Pete coming second with 34
points, let's hope next year continues to produce the quality of finds that this year has, good luck to all!.
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Artefact |
| 1st, Saxon 7th Cent Mount |
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2nd, Albert, Bronze Age Jet Bead
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Coin |
| 1st, English Thrymsa Paul |
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| 2nd, Steve Harmer, Aethelberht Penny |
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Sept 2010
This months meeting was a busy affair, with most fields now available after the harvest the finds table was full, and the competition fierce! Our club land again coming up trumps for many members, no guest speaker this month, so after the chairman's speech we settled down to the find of the month competition with the results as follows. |
Artefact |
| 1st, Richie Morrissey, Pilgrims Ampulla |
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2nd, Steve Harmer, Roman Nail Cleaner
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| 3rd, Tim Hare, Victorian Crucifix |
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Coin |
| 1st, Steve Harmer, Saxon Series K Sceatta |
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| 2nd, Steve Harmer, James 1st Shilling |
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| 3rd, Maurice Crampton, Henry 8th Half Groat |
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Aug 2010
This months meeting was a
quieter affair with little or no land currently available, but the star
of the finds table was Bryan Becker's stunning mid Saxon mount, fully
gilded with entwined beasts and a human face mask at the top! currently
undergoing professional cleaning! so well done mate! |
| 1st, Bryan Becker, 7th-8th Cent Saxon
Mount |
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| Coin 1st, Steve Harmer, English Saxon Sceatta |
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| 2nd, Shaun Chappel, Barbados Penny Artefact |
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| Mick Feakins, a guest, also brought along a
cracking Celtic bulls head woad grinder that he had recently found, what
a find! well done to him too! |
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