Roy Owens
I am originally from the great state of Pennsylvania and I traveled the world for 26 years in the USAF. I came to Dayton in 1999. As a teenager I went field hunting and found several nice arrowheads & Indian artifacts. The Air Force stationed me in England where I found a unique silver penny of King Steven (1135-1154). This find was written up for an article published in The British Numismatic Journal (1993)
I developed a real interest in Medieval & Roman Coins along with the artifacts while in England. I have also dug bottles in the UK & USA and recovered crashed WW II aircraft (mostly parts of them). Jerry Hoffmann told me about the Dayton Diggers and how to get in touch with the chairman Steve Greene. I currently own a couple of metal detectors. A Garrett ADS 7 (I have the 2 box set up for aircraft crashes & big items) that I got when they first came out (1990?) and for faster work a Tesoro Silver Sabre II (1992?)
I Have been a member of THE FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT DETECTORISTS (UK) http://fid.newbury.net/ , Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History , (UK) http://www.suffolkarch.org.uk/ and, The British Numismatic Society http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/britnumsoc/ . While in the military my hole digging skills were highly refined and I am now able to dig a small foxhole 3 feet round and 3 feet deep in about an hour. Well, at least I can dig until my back gives out and have a good time with the Dayton Diggers doing it
I developed a real interest in Medieval & Roman Coins along with the artifacts while in England. I have also dug bottles in the UK & USA and recovered crashed WW II aircraft (mostly parts of them). Jerry Hoffmann told me about the Dayton Diggers and how to get in touch with the chairman Steve Greene. I currently own a couple of metal detectors. A Garrett ADS 7 (I have the 2 box set up for aircraft crashes & big items) that I got when they first came out (1990?) and for faster work a Tesoro Silver Sabre II (1992?)
I Have been a member of THE FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT DETECTORISTS (UK) http://fid.newbury.net/ , Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History , (UK) http://www.suffolkarch.org.uk/ and, The British Numismatic Society http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/coins/britnumsoc/ . While in the military my hole digging skills were highly refined and I am now able to dig a small foxhole 3 feet round and 3 feet deep in about an hour. Well, at least I can dig until my back gives out and have a good time with the Dayton Diggers doing it
