Henry Parro

CT Todd with his first hammered coin.

I started detecting at the age of 15 or so. My first detector was a Whites and I stayed with whites for many years. I detected the parks, state property and some local homes. I never found  much, a lot of clad and some silver.

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n 2010 I met a guy from Randolph, Vt that introduced me to Relic hunting, hunting fields, cellar holes and muster fields. That person was Bernie, VTBernie as he is known on the forums. He also introduced me to a group in VA., called Diggin in VA . (see links page for more info). Traveling to VA twice a year opened up many opportunities , both in knowledge and friendship. 

Through our friendship he introduced me to NHBOBS I and I attended those events, where I met more people with the same interest. Two people I met through Bernie was NH Bob and CT Todd. Two dedicated relic hunters. 

As I attended more and more events, my interest and knowledge grew. I was asked to go to England in the spring of 2015. An opportunity I couldn't pass up. 

Once there, I quickly found out what detecting was all about. They take it seriously. We were called "Newbies" and had to learn their slang. "throw the Newbies some greenies and they will be happy" I overheard. Greenies are 1800's coins, they consider them modern! Within a half hour of getting out of the van, I found a 1485 silver half penny. 

The following day, while hunting with Todd, I found one of the oldest gold coins in the region. 175 BC, then the following day Bob and I found 70 BC gold coins in another field. Todd followed up with some gold of his own. Bernie found Roman coins and other great artifacts, but gold eluded him on this trip. 

Because of the gold, and positive attitude we were awarded "Best Team" and presented the medals and  trophy the following year. (Bernie missing from photo.)