Well, a great day behind us. I did not take pics of the finds but here are some in anyway of the event. A number of coins came out consisting of several pennies, the latest dating back to the late 1890's up to 1946, 2 x 6 pences of which Darren got one, 1 x tickey for me, and a awesome military badge for TonyC. Congreats Tony on winning 3rd prize with the badge. Well done.
Special thanks to Minelab for arra ging and sponsoring the event and fabulous prizes. Also a very special thank you for the management of the Voortrekker Monument for having us all today on their grounds. I strongly believe that events like this will bring historians and metal detectorists closed together.
Thank you also to all our forum members that was in attendance today. It was a privilage for me and my family to meet you all. Hopefully we will get together again soon albeit just for an informal day or weekend in the field. I believe we should really do it more often as forum members and representatives of probably the greatest hobby in existance. Where else can you make new friends, relax and have fun, and build up collections of scarce artifacts etc.
To all of us that foun something today and had to hand it in for a change........At least we can all now talk together with the fishermen when they speak about the one that got away......Hehehheheheh
None the less, giving up what we found today was a small price to pay for what was achieved. I will definately do it all over again. At least I can say I had a 1933 Tickey (3d)
Hope to see more of you guys and girls at the next event. Untill then, keep coil to the soil mates.