Or that's how it felt! It started off nice and bright in the early morning sunlight and then slowly deteriorated into grey skies and a perishingly cold strong wind. A good turnout of intrepid souls descended onto a field that was known to deliver Roman odds and ends and the occasional hammered. This was the first time we had detected on this field since it had been ploughed for the first time. Even Mark couldn't remember when it was ploughed last so we all agreed it must have been a very long time ago. The stubble was the unforgiving type, as strong as bamboo to the extent that when you tried to boot it out of the way to get a good pinpoint it tripped you up. The first ring surfaced quite early on, a reasonable coppery bronze signet ring still fairly round and not split. Two hammered Eddies popped up followed by a Joey and other assorted silver coins. A sesterius and another unidentified Roman coin was found and then the artifact of the day appeared, a bronze Roman Eagle. Very nice indeed. Then the second ring surfaced, a nice intact silver one that had not suffered from modern day ploughing. In all a very good dig that was enjoyed by the majority.