Reviews

We have done various field tests and book reviews in the past, here are the products and books we’ve reviewed and the corresponding back issue that you can then order.

Field Tests

Here is a list of the products we have tested and the issue in which they appeared:

• Coiltek X-Terra coil, Mar 2012, Search Ed'
  
• Deus Coil, Feb 2012, Search Ed'
  
• Teknetics G2, Jan 2012, Search Ed'
  
• Minelab Excalibur II, Dec 2011, Gary Bankhead
  
• White's Prizm 6T, Nov 2011, Search Ed'
  
• E-Trac Advanced Technique, Oct 2011, Gordon Heritage
  
• C-Scope 3MX, Sept 2011 by Search Ed'
• T2 Black Special Edition, August 2011, by Search Ed'
• XP Gmaxx 2, July 2011, by Search Ed'
  
• Fisher F75 Special Edition, June 2011, by Searcher Ed'
  
• Minelab GPX 4800 & 5000, May 2011, by Search Ed'
  
• Garrett AT Pro International, April 2011, by Search Ed'
  
• Garrett EuroAce, January 2011, by Search Ed'
  
• Arado 320, October 2010, by Search Ed'
  
• XP Deus, July 2010, by Search Ed'
  
• Whites Spectra V3, March 2010 by Search Ed'
  
• Evergreen's Golden Mask 3+, October 09 by Search Ed'
  
• SEF 8x6 coil by Search Ed', July 09
  
• Minelab's X-Terra 305, 505 & 705 by Search Ed', June 09
  
• Freedomphones by John Winter, May 09
  
• Minelab's Safari by Search Ed', January 09
  
• The Cobra Spade/Seat by John Winter, December 08
  
• Secon's TREX 204 by Search Ed', December 08
  
• Minelab E-Trac by Search Ed', November 08
  
• Garrett Pro-Pointer by John Winter, November 08
  
• Secon UPEX 728 by Search Ed', October 08
  
• SEF Coils by Search Ed', September 08
• Stanley Gibbons, Zoom Microscope by John Winter, August 08
• XP Adventis 2 by Search 'Ed, August 08
• Fisher F75 by Search 'Ed, May 08
• Garmin GPS' by Search 'Ed, April 08
• Minelab GPX 4000 by Search Ed', March 08
• Wolf Trax, August 07
• Minelab Explorer SE Field Test Part Two, June 07
• Minelab Explorer SE Field Test Part One, April 07
  
• Viking VK40, January 07
  
• XP Goldmax Power, October 06
• Minelab X-Terra 70, July 06
• Fisher ID Edge, June 06
• Minelab X-Terra 50, April 06
• Trident I & II, January 06
• Highland Innovations Radio Adaptor, September 05 & Cordless Headphones Tesoro Cibola, July 05
• Garrett Ace 250, June 05
• Adventis, May 05
• Garrett Ace 150, April 05
• XP ADX 100, March 05
• Tesoro Tejon, January 05

Book Reviews

Here is a list of the books we have reviewed, who reviewed them and the issue in which they appeared:

• Counterfeit Coins of Roman Britain by Ken Peters reviewed by Peter Spencer, Mar 2012
  
• Shallow Water Hunting Explained DVD reviewed by John Winter, Jan 2012.
  
• History Year by Year by Dorling Kingsley reviewed by John Winter, Jan 2012.
  
• Treasures from Sutton Hoo by Gareth Williams reviewed by Peter Spencer, Jan 2012.
• The Coinage of Offa and his Contemporaries by Derek Chick, reviewed by Peter Spencer, Sept 2011 
• DVD Secrets of the Virgin Queen by National Geographic Channel reviewed by John Winter, August 2011
  
• Roman Coins and their Values Vol IV by David Sear reviewed by Peter Spencer, August 2011
• Studies in Early Medieval Coinage Vol 2, New Perspectives by Tony Abramson reviewed by Peter Spencer - July 2011.
  
• Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age & Roman Britain by Ralph Jackson reviewed by Brian Read - July 2011.
• Walking in their Footsteps by Nicola Jones, reviewed by Peter Spencer, April 2011.
• A 2011 Price Guide to Hammered Half-Crowns: Henry VIII-Charles II in Gold and Silver 1526-1662 by Maurice Bull reviewed by Peter Spencer - February 2011.
• Ancient British Coins by Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd and John Sills reviewed by Peter Spencer - February 2011
  
• The Frome Hoard by Roger Bland, Sam Moorhead and Anna Booth reviewed by Brian Read, December 2010
  
• Roman and Early Byzantine Gold Coins found in Britain by Roger Bland and Xavier Loriot reviewed by Peter Spencer  - October 2010
  
• Vikings of the Irish Sea Conflict and Assimilation by David Griffiths reviewed by Brian Read - September 2010
• AD10 The Year that Shook Rome by Sam Moorhead and David Stuttard reviewed by Peter Spencer - September 2010
• Finds from the Frontier by Rob Collins and Lindsay Allason-Jones reviewed by Peter Spencer - August 2010
• The Halfcrowns of Charles I by Maurice Bull reviewed by Peter Spencer - August 2010
• Metal Buttons 2 by Brian Read reviewed by John Winter - July 2010
  
• What's Tha Up to? by Martyn Johnson reviewed by Peter Spencer - June 2010
  
• Lost Villages of Britain by Richard Muir reviewed by Brian Read - April 2010
  
• Spinks Standard Catalogue 2010 reviewed by Peter Spencer - April 2020
  
• Counterfeit Coins of Celtic Britain by Ken Peters reviewed by Peter Spencer - March 2010
  
• Medieval Ring Designs by Steve Gaunt reviewed by John Winter - March 2010
  
• Gold by Susan La Niece and Silver by Philippa Merriman reviewed by Peter Spencer - February 09
• The Staffordshire Hoard by Dr Kevin Leahy  and Dr Roger Bland reviewed by Peter Spencer - February 09
  
• In Search of the Battlefields of Britain by Paul Abrahams and Marc Alexander reviewed by Brian Read, January 10
  
• Archaeological Artefacts of Europe: Current Values by Herve Dejean reviewed by Peter Spencer, January 10
  
• Roman Warriors - Age of Conquerers by Simon Adams and Viking Warriors by Philip Wilkinson reviewed by John Winter, December 09
  
• Visiting the Past by Gillian Hovell reviewed by Brian Read, November 09
  
• Warlords by Stuart Laycock reviewed by Peter Spencer, September 09
• English Coins by Lord Wetherby reviewed by Peter Spencer, September 09
  
• The Successful Treasure Hunter’s Manual: Discovering Treasure Auras in the Digital Age by David Villanueva, July 09
  
• Metal Detecting & Archaeology by Susie Thomas and Peter G. Stone, reviewed by Brian Read, July 09
  
• Spinks Standard Catalogue by Peter Spencer, May 09
  
• The Minelab: Explorer & E-Trac Handbook by Andy Sabisch reviewed by Search Ed' - March 09 issue.
  
• Counterfeit Coins of England by Ken Peters, reviewed by Peter Spencer - February 09 issue.
  
• The Handbook of British Archaeology by Roy and Lesley Adkins and Victoria Leitch, reviewed by Brian Read - February 09 issue.
  
• Hooked-Clasps & Eyes by Brian Read, reviewed by Jim Halliday - January 09 issue.
  
• Coins From the Coil by Michael Cuddeford, reviewed by Peter Spencer.
  
• Two Decades of Discovery by Tony Abramson, reviewed by Peter Spencer.
  
• The Essential Guide to Old, Antique and Ancient Metal Spoons by David Villanueva, reviewed by Peter Spencer - November 08
  
• A Little Barrel of Ducatoons by Craig Barclay & Edward Besly - June 08
• The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Lindsey by Dr Kevin Leahy reviewed by Jim Halliday - June 08
• In Search of the Zeppelin War by Dr Neil Faulkner & Dr Nadia Durrani and Identifying Buttons by Meredith & Michael Cuddeford reviewed by Natalie Midgely
• Latin Legends by K.C. Tovey reviewed by Natalie Midgely - April 08
• Coins of England and the UK 2008 edition, Spink and Son Ltd reviewed by Peter D. Spencer - March 08
• Cleaning and Restoring Coins and Artefacts, Michael J Cuddeford reviewed by N. Mideley - March 08
• Photographing Detector Finds, Ian R. Cartwright, reviewed by John Winter, September 07
• The Lost Gold of Rome, Daniel Costa, reviewed by David Villenueva, August 07
• The Dig, John Preston, reviewed by John Winter, August 07
• Alex's Adventures, the Gift of Time by Keith Usher, reviewed by John Winter, April 07
• Victorian Silver and Novelty Jewellery Names & Mottoes by Pamela M. Caunt reviewed by Jim Halliday, April 07
• Medieval Life on Romney Marsh, Luke Barber, reviewed by Peter Spencer, September 06
• Sceattas: An Illustrated Guide, Tony Abramson, reviewed by Peter Spencer, August 06
• Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition, Geoff Egan, reviewed by Brian Read, May 06
• Roman Coins and Their Value,s David R.Sear, reviewed by Peter Spencer, April 06
• Coins of England & the United Kingdom, Spinks, reviewed by Peter Spencer, March 06
• Archaeological Report 2, Nina Crummy reviewed by Jim Halliday, February 06
• Toys, trifles & Trinkets Hazel Forsyth & Geoff Egan, reviewed by Jim Halliday, December 05
• The Sedgeford Hoard, Megan Dennis & Neil Faulkner, reviewed by Peter Spencer, November 05
• Treasure Islands, Bill Wyman & Richard Havers, reviewed by John Fargher, June 2005
• Coins of England, Spinks, reviewed by Peter Spencer, February 05