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The metal detectorist, the tip-off and the 30-year quest

Metal detecting has been a lifelong hobby for Reg Mead. He says it鈥檚 a bit like fishing, you鈥檙e always waiting for the big one - and Reg waited a very long time.

One Sunday, over drinks, Reg Mead was told a story: that back in the fifties a farmer had unearthed a pot full of old coins. He鈥檇 scooped up what he could and then ploughed the rest back in to the field. Reg is a keen metal detectorist so his interest was piqued. He got permission from the landowner and set off with some friends from his metal-detecting club. But there was a catch, the land was very much in use so he could only search for four to five hours a year. After a while most club members gave up and moved on but Reg and his friend Richard Miles persisted, for thirty years.

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