Weymouth & Portland Metal Detecting Club

[dodger]

Plonker of the year has found a coin IN south Dorset But the plonker has,nt got a clue how to add a picture so I will describe it.Its a long figure walking to the right as you face it.The face is looking to viewer and the right arm is behind shoulder as if striding out.Just below the hand is a clearly marked S.I cannot make out the head on the other side.I also found a ring of metal that fits over it.I have found these before and think they are Roman coin guages,as it fits over the coin exactly.It is a solid ring with no join made of bronze but very thin and no detail.Ok, thats enough, come on you brains,what is it?

[cc1]

Definately from the EMPEROR GROTIMUS MAXIMUS, you find a lot of his coins round here!

[dodger]

That was quick, I thought it would take ages to identify.Thats the good thing about being in a club,its full of people who really know their stuff.The figure on the back is Mars,the roman patron saint of sweetshops.He is carrying a long pole to thrust up the nether regions of club chairmen who recognise a duff coin when they see it.

[cc1]

You would need a bucketful of coins like that to buy a Mars bar!

[flip]

Morning dodger, on a one good turn deserves another tack before I dissappear to go and join the Torbay crew and practice with my newly aquired second hand Minelab Explorer, re your don't have a clue how to post pictures. this may help... Or maybe not
Firstly when you save your images to your PC it's a good idea to make a separate folder for the images that you are going to put on line as they will become easier to find.

I'll assume that you have created a folder on your PC called Photobucket and another folder within that, lets call it Detector
Copy the images you wish to upload to your photobucket/detector folder on your PC.
Now go here and register, it's free and easy to use once you find your way around.
http://photobucket.com/

Once you've registered it's best to try and keep your photos in some sort of order so you may wish to create a new album for each group of images by clicking on the 'Add new album' tab and type in a name for the album, let's call it 'Detecting'.

Note, if you move or delete photos from the on line album they will disappear from the
posted message.
Once you've created your new 'detecting' album, click on the 'detecting' album tab that is now
in the left hand column to make sure you are uploading to this album.

Below left are some of my albums Ignore the Guardsman, the witches broom, the deep sea diver and the little piggy that's got a nasty cough, it all made sence when I posted them on another thread LOL


Back in Photobucket, look to the centre top right window of the page and click on the 'from',
'my computer' button, then click on 'Upload images and videos'.

A new window will appear with your computer drive contents on it.


Browse your computer from within this window and find your photbucket/Detector album, select
the image (highlight more if you have more than one image to upload) and click 'open'.

The image/s will now upload.
When it has finished uploading you will see it appear in your album. (You can edit the size
of the image if it looks a bit too big or your can set the size of the image before you upload).
Some sites will not allow an image if it's too large. There are a number of editing options
available for your images on your Photobucket page.

If you you move the mouse over your uploaded image you will see a menu pop up beneath the image which has a number of command lines. (note that the Guardsman has now got a menu beneath the image)
Move the mouse over the text next to 'IMG' on the menu, left click on the text, it will highlight it, then right click on the text and select 'copy', remember to keep the cursor over the text when you left then right click or it will not be copied).


OK that's the hard bit.
I'll assume that you have already logged into the club site and are preparing a message ready to post.

E.g.

Hi everyone I've found this coin and I don't know what it is can anyone advise please.

Right click the mouse button on the next free line and select 'paste'. You will now see a link to your picture appear.


Finally Click on the 'preview' tab before you post your message and you should see your image load as shown above :O)
If you're happy with it post the message.
Hope that all makes sense

OK guys I'll leave you in peace now. Thanks for your help once again

[cc1]

Your talents are wasted fishing on Chesil Beach! Thank you for this information. regards cc1

[dodger]

Many thanks for that information"My Brain Hurts",I dont understand Fings!! just for the record all my pictures go into a folder in documents and are titled.Can you condense that article to not more than five words as I am a simple soul of no fixed abode who wanders around Weymouth hoping for a handout.

[flip]

Many thanks for that information"My Brain Hurts",I dont understand Fings!! just for the record all my pictures go into a folder in documents and are titled.Can you condense that article to not more than five words as I am a simple soul of no fixed abode who wanders around Weymouth hoping for a handout.

LOL next time you are on the beach and you see someone fishing just go straight up to them and demand some of their fish, tell em flip sent you, I'm sure they'll give you one

OK lets see, five words mmm... I'll have a think about it and post an easier to follow guide

[cc1]

FLIP..........I'm sure you said that an 8lb SEA BASS was the reward for the return of your ring?? Preferably gutted and fillited!

[flip]

FLIP..........I'm sure you said that an 8lb SEA BASS was the reward for the return of your ring?? Preferably gutted and fillited!

LOL Jim knows exactly where I fish now. Next time I go there I'll let you know. If I can catch one he's more than welcome to it

It's a pity I live 60 miles away or I'd be pestering you lot to let me join your club
Attending my first meeting with the Torbay detector club tonight, feels like first day at school , got me apple for teacher all polished