NHRG Committee Members
Secretary - Godfrey Pratt (Chairman)
Detector: XP Deus running on v4.2 with 9″ and 11″ coils and WS5 headphones.
Best Find: Early Saxon gold pendant made from a Byzantine gold solidus of Justinian struck in Constantinople between 527 and 538AD.
Dream find: Iceni Norfolk Wolf gold stater.
Top tip: Be generous to your Landowners by handing back some of your finds, preferably after cleaning and with some explanatory notes – a copy of the PAS report never fails to impress.
Finds and Compliance Officer - Graeme Simmonds (Vice-Chairman)
Detector: Lazer Hawkeye
Best Find: Icenian gold stater (Freckenham Type) B.C.20 TO A.D. 30
Dream find: Silver penny of William I (The Conqueror)
Top tip: Detect slow and steadily. Do not swing the detector widely. Always overlap runs.
Treasurer & Membership Officer - Neil Storey
Detector: XP Deus with 11″ coil
Best Find: New friendships
Dream find: Celtic hoard
Top tip: Make excuses to dig iffy signals rather than excuses not to.
Sites and Dig Officer - Carl Reeve
Detector: Deus/Etrac
Best Find: Celtic Woad grinder
Dream find: Norfolk Wolf gold stater
Top tip: Survey your land and be patient
IT Officer - Michael Palmer
Detector: Makro Racer (Red)
Best Find: Buttons mostly but watch this space!
Dream find: I would love to find an intact seal matrix and be able to trace its history
Top tip: Get to know your detector!
