Metal Detectorists Rally 2013
Sat, Mar 9th 2013 at 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
A rally for Metal Detectorists orgainised by the members of the Rotary Club of Royal Wootton Bassett and District.
Report from Metal Detectorists Rally
held on Saturday 9th March 2013
The Finds
It was amazing to see the timescale over which people have lost small possessions - and coins in particular. The coins found included:
- a Queen Elizabeth I shilling
- several groats and half-groats
- a couple of George III 'Bullhead' sixpences
- a Cartwheel Penny (1797)
- a Charles I groat.
Other finds included Roman brooches, parts of Anglo Saxon clasps and several crotal bells (also known as rumble bells which were tied round the necks of farm animals).
The Proceeds
The Rally raised
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