metal detectors – what are they looking for?

[kitty]

i saw some combing away on worthing beach, what do they expect to find?

[mrs-vapour]

Im hazarding a guess....maybe Metal?

[The Doctor]

Im hazarding a guess....maybe Metal?

Or a life.

[kitty]

Im hazarding a guess....maybe Metal?

yes, but what?

Or a life.

[treehugger]

yes, but what?

I assume it's mainly old coins and jewellery.

[kitty]

I assume it's mainly old coins and jewellery.

oh, a sensible reply at last.

so, how often do these people find anything worthwhile?

[seasidegeek]

oh, a sensible reply at last.

so, how often do these people find anything worthwhile?

Not often, but this guy was lucky:

Dave Crisp found about 52,000 coins dating from the 3rd century AD buried in a field near Frome in Somerset.

The coins, made from debased silver or bronze, were in a ceramic pot just over a foot below the surface.

The find also included coins issued during the reign of Carausius from 286 to 293. He was the first Roman emperor to strike coins in Britain.

The Metro

[treehugger]

That's a bloody good find, I wonder how much he'll get for that lot.

[kitty]

Not often, but this guy was lucky:
The Metro

wow.