What are the odds? (England)

Doug · Oct 7, 2019

On the 8th September 2019 I found a small artefact which I guessed at the time was a silver ear scoop of the medieval period, AD1500-1650.

The overall design of the the artefact had a 'barley-sugar' twisted shaft with a teardrop-shaped concave spoon which reminded me I had found a something with the twisted 'barley-sugar' shaft look about it in the past but with a pointed bit on the end of it.

Going through my finds photograph file I discovered that in September 2017 I had indeed found a small silver artefact which I was sure may have been a tooth pick.

So what are the odds of finding the two bits in a 20 acre field with a 9inch coil 2 years apart?

Thanks for looking.........Doug.

The original photograph from September 2017 of the tooth pick?

The ear scoop photograph from 8th September 2019

The two pieces side by side photographed today.

SeabeeRon · Oct 7, 2019

Good research Doug!! It pays to keep a photo file of your finds!

Doug · Oct 8, 2019

SeabeeRon said:
Good research Doug!! It pays to keep a photo file of your finds!

Thanks Ron although I did have to go through a lot of photographs to find the one I wanted!

ToySoldier · Oct 8, 2019

You wouldn't want to get the two ends confused. Ack!

Skippy SH13 · Oct 8, 2019

odds are 100%. you found them.

Statistically speaking, anyway.

Probability of a future occurance? Remote.

Beach Bum · Oct 8, 2019

amazing once again

thanks for sharing

RIdetector · Oct 8, 2019

Well done!!!!

RichieSoprano · Oct 8, 2019

I think they call that the hat trick! Amazing.

FoiledAgain · Oct 8, 2019

Great find Doug! Another way to look at it: What are the odds that the two pieces would be anywhere near one another after 500 years of plowing?

matmit · Oct 8, 2019

The odds, the odds, what could they be?
Considering Doug is behind the coil, the odds are pretty darn good!
I have to say that it would be more likely to find a needle in a haystack (without using a detector)

jbrow · Oct 9, 2019

Super exciting to find both pieces of something that old that could have been easily never to be found! Neat find !

cellrdwellr · Oct 9, 2019

So it's a silver medieval toothpick/Q-tip? Wow, awesome Doug, congrats!

Doug · Oct 9, 2019

Than you for kind comments and views.

Personally I think very little skill was involved and it was just luck that I walked over the second piece of the toilet artefact on that day.

...Doug.

Skippy SH13 · Oct 9, 2019

Doug said:
Than you for kind comments and views.

Personally I think very little skill was involved and it was just luck that I walked over the second piece of the toilet artefact on that day.

...Doug.

oh heck no. I know that isn't true. There is a LOT Of skill involved. Do you know how many people leave stuff behind when they detect, because they don't think it's worth digging? The skilled ones know how to find the good stuff.

Sure, there was an element of chance to it, but once you got the coil over the object, at that point, it was 100% skill...

Congrats!!!

Skippy

Doug · Oct 9, 2019

Skippy SH13 said:
oh heck no. I know that isn't true. There is a LOT Of skill involved. Do you know how many people leave stuff behind when they detect, because they don't think it's worth digging? The skilled ones know how to find the good stuff.

Sure, there was an element of chance to it, but once you got the coil over the object, at that point, it was 100% skill...

Congrats!!!

Skippy

Thank you Skippy for your vote of confidence in me but there again 2 gold coins in one day from one field really must be luck..........?

zeemang · Oct 10, 2019

Amazing that you found the two pieces, great spot!

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