Great start to the dig but then nothing.

Out on club dig with the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Metal Detecting Club near Clitheroe on a farm that has had a few nice finds in the past. This time we were on a stubble field and a new pasture one. After half an hour and very little in the way of signals I had an iffy one but I decided to dig it anyway. I'm glad I did as just a couple of inches down was the sight of a hammered coin. I thought it was an Edward at first but it was later identified as a Henry V class G silver penny dating from 1420-1422.

That was were my luck ran out. For the rest of the dig nothing but scrap lead and bits of rubbish. At the end of the dig though I wasn't disappointed as I would have been delighted if I knew I would be coming away with a hammered coin.