“At the Veeder Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut production of cyclometers, hub odometers, and other scientific tools was underway for contracts with the United States government. Designed by Curtis Veeder in 1895, the cyclometer measured the distance traveled by bicycles as Curtis was a bicycle enthusiast. He would later adapt the invention to measure distance traveled for automobiles, hub odometers, as well as hand turned cyclometers for use by the US Weather Bureau. The Veeder Manufacturing Company would produce these tools for use by the US government during World War One. “
Nicola, I am a detectorist in the Southeast of the US. Detecting is not good in my area, but I do watch several RU-vid detecting channels, all in the Eastern US. I have seen British coins here as early as the late 1500s, even the occasional hammered silver. But I have never seen the likes of your finds (and the entire group); that was truly an amazing two days! Thank you for bringing it to us, I may need to watch it again.
I’m in Sydney Australia, I really enjoyed reading your comment - It was astounding wasn’t it. It was like the perfect day, a detectorists dream. I felt so awful for Tobias finding out that it was his coil that had issues.
In 1895 Curtis Veeder, an engineer patented the Veeder manufacturing Co. He made Cyclometers. Which counted the miles rider on a bicycle. Later he manufactured the odometer on speedometer to count the miles a car traveled. So your 1895 token likely fell off someone's bicycle cyclometer.❤
You have such a sweet spirit. I wish I could come there and mudlark with you. I can’t really walk anymore due to an accident. Your shows make me happy. Thank you.
Hi Nicola 38:48 is a centenionalis ("AE 3"), mint of Arelate (Constantina: T?CON in exergue) in Gaul, now Arles France, struck ca. 375-378, of either Valens or Gratian (not Valentinian II, whose portrait is smaller in this issue since he was a toddler in this period). A very rare issue of a generally very common type.
What a lovely bunch of people you met down in Dorset and congratulations to the organisers for raising so much for truly deserving charities. I am so thrilled that you found the Roman coins, you deserved them after detecting in that dreadful weather. Poor Tobius , I was willing him to find something, but at least he knows now that it was a faulty metal detector to blame and not his detecting . A really enjoyable video Nicola, Thank you so much for taking us along. Take care and see you soon .
WOW what amazing finds. My brother used to go metal detecting on the beach where I live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Biloxi. It’s a 26 mile long man made beach and the sand is white. It’s beautiful. I’m originally from England but moved here when I was 14. Been here for 52 years. Love your videos. You need to find that one thing that you can retire with, that would be awesome. Much love from Biloxi Mississippi.
Hi Nicola. I feel so badly for Tobias but what a wonderful 2 days for you. Sounds like this groups raises a lot of money for very important local needs. If you aren’t asking for donations from us this year perhaps ask us ahead of next year, if you’re rejoining the group. I’d love to offer a little support representing you & your channel. Congratulations again & again, happy birthday ✌️💙🙏
Great outing, good seeing Tobais. In 1895 the mechanical engineer Curtis Veeder (1862-1943) founded the Veeder Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Ct. It made cyclometers that measured the distance traveled by bicycles. The business expanded to include counters for speedometers, machines, production workers, and other purposes. In 1928 the company merged with the Root Company to form Veeder-Root, a firm that remained in business for decades.
Coins of Carausius are all very scarce. You found a nice one. I'm so envious! The reverse does NOT show PAX, but the goddess Providentia. The reverse legend reads "PROVID AUG." One of his more common types, but still worth at least 100 pounds, perhaps more. I'd advise against cleaning it. Your Gallenius coin is also fairly scarce, So you had some very nice finds indeed. Congratulations! Runt and Pandora send regards.
I live in CONNECTICUT ❤❤❤❤❤ Also known as the Nutmeg State. I worked in THE CAPITAL CITY OF HARTFORD CONNECTICUT FOR MANY YEARS. Here's some information on Veeder Manufacturing. In 1895 the mechanical engineer Curtis Veeder (1862-1943) founded the Veeder Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Ct. It made cyclometers that measured the distance traveled by bicycles. The business expanded to include counters for speedometers, machines, production workers, and other purposes. In 1928 the company merged with the Root Company to form Veeder-Root, a firm that remained in business for decades.
This was fantastic event. Everyone found such great treasures. I am so amazed at the fact that you find Roman coins and articles. Your Roman coins are lovely. Thank you for sharing this great event with us. 👏🐕🇺🇲
I love the Roman soldier added at 18:30ish! I'm so happy for you all and all of your finds. Always keep the horseshoes! You've got the luck of the Gods behind you today! They sent the rain to soften the ground! 👊❤ Happy Hunting!
The Roman's, & Saxons, & French, & all the other ancient peoples who inhabited or passed thru the area must have been wealthy to have lost so much treasure over the years! And congrats on your amazing finds!
Isn't that amazing? All of that history. What an amazingly rich heritage and now video documentation of their historical sites for ancient relics. Sometimes you stumble upon a very old road and you'll see all sorts of artifacts.
I looked up Carausius, and thanks. I think "liber pater" translates as "free" and "father." The father of freedom? I think the broken ring at 26:20 was cut and folded to fit a smaller finger, perhaps?
Totally amazed by the sheer volume of Roman coins and items! I keep thinking I'll find something similar out here in the local desert but it turns out the Romans never occupied Arizona! I love these videos and the histories involved. Best to you always.
In my country people were rather astonished of the fact the Romans didn't want to fight against us. They did the only natural thing... Went on a rampage across Europe to fight the Romans. Centuries later we would be the scourge of Europe. Raiding monestaries and churches. But a wealthy town could be flattened too if they didn't surrender their values. We weren't picky at a day at the office...
My Brother detected here in North Georgia in the U.S. , this area is where Sherman marched through to Atlanta he found a Sabre, a breast Plate and tons of mini balls etc. MY Brother was very Lucky, he found a small cannon. He enjoyed detecting very much. He passed away Father's Day this year at the age of 89, he was very active and in good health, so it was a shock that he passed in his sleep that night. He was my Hero.
Nicola, I love your site…your information leads me to look up history and find out all kinds of stuff I never was taught here in America. I was born in Birkenhead and so wonder if I had stayed in England would I have been a mudlarker like you…I’m sure we would have met….i’m a sculptor living in az…there are many artifacts here but it is best not to take what we find here in the desert….thank you again and please, if you visit the southwest, would love to have you as my guest. Best wishes, Wendy
The US company has quite the history. I lived half and hour from there growing up. Maybe it was a good luck charm from a service person in the war.. Great job.
You are such a beautiful person God bless you , I wish I lived in such a place that I could explore such possible finds our history is so young in terms of the world but thank you for sharing your finds, it is so treasure hunting to me ❤
So cool finds. Thanks for sharing. I live in Vancouver Canada and around here anything 100 years old is considered old. Europe has so much more history with artifacts that survive from advancing cultures.
So your coin was one of the first coins minted in London??? Wow Just unbelievable to have such long history. It is so interesting. I always thought all Roman were made in Rome. Also, how the different metals used in the making of coins signified differences. Just amazing for me to learn this with the help of this video. TY
Was the area an old encampment or near a Roman village? Because there was quite a few Roman coins in one field! Looked like a great day apart from the rain.
Upon research of the Veeder coin, it has two screw holes and was used as a plug for a Veeder pump. Curtis Veeder was a mechanical engineer and lived from 1862-1945
When you love doing something enough, you will brave all weathers. I once walked bare foot on the beach through icy waters to get to a certain spot to take a photo, my husband said I was bonkers but I HAD to have that photo :) Love watching your videos, they make me want to go mud larking and metal detecting haha
If only it was a quick drive up the road for me to go to a place like that! Unfortunately my car is not capable of traveling over the sea, and as there is no petrol stations in the ocean, I seriously doubt my chances of arriving undrowned! I'm glad you had a successful couple of days and didn't come home empty handed, And I feel so bad for Tobias, it would have been so disappointing to discover a faulty disc after hours of detecting in what looked like pouring rain, I hope his next hunt is successful and well and truly compensates for this hunt! Well done Nicola for toughing out during that soggy hunt. Tenacity pays off! Cheers!
Thank you for the video. Thank you for taking us with you to this charity event. And a belated "Happy Birthday!". I messaged you last week that I had just found your channel. After seeing this video I now know how that came to be. Regton. I have been watching the Scottish Detectorist for the last year and he is sponsored by Regton. So the You tube algorithm linked us up. I am happy they did. I may have missed it, but was there a website for the charity organization that ran the detecting event? Many people that watch your channel may be interested in supporting one of the charities they have run events for. Thank you.
I grew up in a Georgian manor house in the UK. The formal gardens where all walled and at the base of one the walls was a mount of earth which was full of old pottery, coins, bottles and debris from over the years, no pipes curiously. The house had a history of nautical owners, although was far from the coast and the beams in the drawing room where from a ship that served in the Royal Navy, sadly they suffered from bad woodworm but were still in place when my parents sold it. The local archaeological society did a survey there when I was very young and found a Saxon coin in one of the fields. Over the years the mound grew brambles and nettles over it, but in winter my late father and I would go out looking with trowels.
So happy to see you've posted this metal detecting video! I'm in Utah (USA) but it would be a dream to visit and detect in the beautiful fields of England and meet fellow detectorists.
The Veeder Manufacturing Company was started in 1895 in Hartford to produce Curtis Veeder’s invention, the “cyclometer,” a counter for measuring the distance travelled on a bicycle.
Horseshoe did bring you luck. Glad it was a great detecting day and for a good cause, too. Wouldn’t you know you would find a Roman maritime connection. 🥰💕❤️👍👍
I would soooo love to metal detect there where you have civilization going back thousands of years. As they say," In America 100 years is a long time, in England 100 miles is a long way"
you do have your special eye for seeing what nobody else does. They depend on their machines. You depend on your eyes!! Your Roman coins were brilliant. I'm very glad it went so well for you. I've started looking at your very old videos that I may have missed before. I love them all regardless. Cheers from America!!
Always pick up the horse shoe when you find one, that's what I learned from you Nicola! You took the whole luck from Tobias with all those Roman treasures. Your talent in metal detecting is obvious. We got the first snow (even it's gone now). Have a wonderful week !
What a unique experience! I had no idea that many people were involved in such worthy causes around the UK. The finds were extraordinary, with so many Roman and Saxon coins. Lucky you to be a part of such an expedition.
Awesome metal detecting finds ROMAN COINS 🪙 👏!!!! and lovely information and history behind each item. Really enjoyed watching the beautiful video. With love from SAM Guwahati, Assam, India 🇮🇳 ♥️
Always lovely to see you and Tobias out together. I heard he was having issues with his coil. Well done you on your amazing finds 👏🏼 apart from the weather, looked like a fantastic weekend for finds.
I live in the Pacific Northwest and very few things date earlier than 1900. It's always nice to see others dig such historical pieces. Thank you for sharing your finds!
Veeder Manufacturing in Hartford, Connecticut made odometers for vehicles in WWI. Curtis Veeder's mansion on Hartford is now the home of the Connecticut Historical Society.
Enduring the discomfort of pouring rain to go metal detecting makes you one of "us". Thank you for sharing this enjoyable moments of discoveries in Dorset together with (unlucky) Tobias. We can see seven fingers to the left hand of Liber Pater, a polydactyly not uncommon in IA generated images.
Great to see you Nicola! You are getting to be quite a detectorist! Congratulations on the lovely Roman coins! How wonderful! I absolutely LOVE Malcolm's shirt that depicts the "evolution of a metal detectorist" Its so funny! Thank you for bringing me along on this exciting adventure!
Mmmmm, another warm, fuzzy-feeling Sunday evening with Nicola, thank you. Also, I love the way the finds lead you down so many interesting ''rabbit holes''. I have the same ''problem'', where would we be without a) Google and b) our fabulous libraries?
Do you know why there are so many Roman coins there. The internet says there were only 2 military sites in Dorset - at Dorchester and near Preston. Was that site near one of these places?
