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Old 03-11-2012, 04:14 PM
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Old 03-13-2012, 06:27 PM
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ABOUT JW - HAVE A LOOK ... YOU MAY FIND SOMETHING OF INTEREST!

John Winter is in his early 70’s and has been writing every month since 2006 for The Searcher, a popular monthly magazine devoted to the hobby of metal detecting and published in the UK. He has also served time as an administrator on a couple of metal detecting forums. As far as he knows, the latter is his only esoteric foray into masochism and self-flagellation.

You will find regular posts about metal detecting matters on here, but perhaps the approach is different to what you might expect. John will occasionally talk about other subjects that take his fancy.

He pulled off the biggest fraud of his life when he successfully taught English language and literature to Buckinghamshire pupils for a period totalling 40 years. Previous to that he had been working as a colliery electrician in a Durham County coal mine.

John has been married to Lynda (often referred to as Mrs. John) for 42 years, has two children, a boy and girl, three grandchildren and lives in Aylesbury.

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Old 03-17-2012, 08:06 PM
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My new update has words of caution for those who buy coins on eBay

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Would you want to be a medieval tourist and go back in time just for a few days to experience what it was like?
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FASCINATING COIN

Although not English, this Canadian nickel could (perhaps) be the most interesting coin I’ve ever come across. Certainly a contender. What do you think? http://dtct.it/q1jTsu

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Old 03-31-2012, 07:04 PM
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The secret is to know your audience and adapt to suit … I failed with the ladies, then triumphed by using a new strategy.

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Toy shy cocks aren’t common. Some detectorists don’t know what they are. Others would love to find one … http://dtct.it/HhaHkC

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Commemorative coins, one the size of a Loonie - and other souvenirs - bring back memories of the 1953 Coronation celebrations …

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FILTHY DETECTING – Get down and dirty on the Thames foreshore with the mudlarks …

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Eating and drinking gold flakes - not that I’d want to do it!

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Tin Can Alley

Can’t detect anything of note?
Save the ubiquitous tin cans you find and make a study of those!
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Do others see you as an enthusiast, anorak, nerd … or just besotted with the hobby?
I wasn’t sure after having a close encounter in a supermarket!

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A corny subject – the straw splitter, an unusual detectorist find.

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Silverdale Viking Hoard

Detectorist Darren Webster’s own story and whether a Lancashire museum would be ‘an ideal place’ for the hoard to be housed:

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The Lucky Coin ...

… found at the site of one of America’s darkest days.
Tradition probably originated with the Romans.
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What links a Beaufort Police Whistle to a Queen Victoria Token?
Using the archaeologist’s technique of imaginative and creative thinking all will be revealed.

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My blog update ...
Dick Stout – the Guy with Standards.
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