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This is a group trip, everyone is there to have a good time,
find stuff, and enjoy the friendship. Everyone is genuinely happy for any member
of the team that finds good stuff. No miserable gits who can't celebrate someone
else making a good find. Most of the people going have made several trips,
everyone pitches in with dishes and general clean-up. We have lots of laughs and
do a lot of ribbing. So if you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen!
There is one rule if you find gold you buy a round at the pub.
I have been running these trips for 5 years now, that's 9
trips, 13 weeks of detecting in England. We have found 13 gold coins, 9 celtic,1
hammered and 3 milled. 8 gold rings, 2 ancient, 2 medieval, 4 1700 to present.
Celtic Silver, Saxon Silver, and artifacts from every period 1200 B.C. to
present.
This hunt is for serious detectorists, We hunt from 7 am to
dusk. Rain or shine. you should plan on 10 to 12 hours of hunting per day. If
you need some time off you are welcome to stay at the barn and hang out. There
are busses that go into Colchester if you decide to take a break and do a little
sight seeing. The barn has internet service, Sky TV, sauna and Jacuzzi.
95%of the land we are detecting has never been detected before and brand new sites are added every year to keep it exciting. Last season we got 4 brand news sites totaling over 40 new fields we hardly scratched. Colchestertreasurehunting has now got permission to hunt 24 sites around 250 fields. Most of the fields
are plowed, rolled and planted every year. It is a crap shoot as to which fields
are ready when we go. Weather, crop rotation and other factors all have effect
on land availability. I have on 1 trip found 2 Celtic gold coins from different
tribes. Another trip my oldest silver coin was a 1940 shilling. It really comes
down to knowing your machine and walking over the good stuff.
Everything is done by the book. All finds over 50 years old
need to have an export license to take them out of the country. Any non coin
item over 300 years old, with more than 10% gold or silver is reported to the coroner
as potential treasure. The hoard rule applies to a group of coins over 300
years old, 2 or more for silver or gold coins, 10 or more for other base metal
coins. Hoard means coins of the same type found on the same field. The museum
has the option to buy any declared treasure or Hoard, If bought the finder and
the landowner split the paid amount. If the items are disclaimed by the coroner
the finder has them returned to him/her.
When you are done hunting for 1, 2, or 3 weeks you will bag
all your finds with your name and all contact information. Our host will then do
all paperwork for an export license. He will be the liaison with the coroner and
the museum. Your finds can be shipped to you if you wish or you can pick your finds up on the next trip.
Your trip includes: 12,000 + acres to wander, about
250 fields (and he is
getting new land every year), all export paperwork, 7 nights at the
barn (with sauna and Jacuzzi), van rental, gas, transportation to and from
airport. We do a 25 pound per man, per week pitch-in for breakfast,
lunches and snacks. I usually cook 3 dinners at the barn out of that
money. Plan on
eating out 4 nights per week. The Pub has specials on Monday and Thursday
and there is Chinese, fish and chips, and Indian takeout.
Price
does not include airfare!
The price is 950 pounds per week. The current exchange
rate makes it about 1650.00 U.S. per week.
That's only 100.00 more than I paid for my
first trip in 2005. Pound was 2x1 over the dollar.
Spring 2010 trip: March 12th to April 2nd. Friday to
Friday. Taking bookings Now!
I will be doing 3 weeks for the spring and fall trips in
2010.
Week 1 March 12th to 19th--------full
week 2 March 19th to 26th--------full
week 3 March 26 to April 2nd-----1 opening
Spots will be filled as I receive payment. You can buy
the pounds yourself or write me a check for the U.S. Equivalent and I can
buy them.
Fall 2010 trip: October 1st to
22nd
week 1 Oct 1st to 8th-------- 1 openings
week 2 Oct 8th to 15th--------full
week 3 Oct 15th to 22nd-----full
E-mail me at rpg61@msn.com
Call with any questions 773-320-7569
Thanks,
Ron
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