The Celtic gold stater pictured above had been found with a White’s Spectrum XLT by Mr Gregory of Nottinghamshire. Mr Gregory wrote, "Many thanks to all at White’s who have contributed to the wonderful Spectrum XLT. I hope it proves to be as reliable as its performance. It’s brilliant!

I found the stater earlier this month with the XLT. It’s been recorded by the local museum curator, who is most helpful. The machine had its first outing at the Bridlington Rally and was custom programmed by a young man I met at Bridlington, John Muir.

The pleasure I get from the excellent relationship with the local farmers makes detecting a wonderful, relaxing hobby, if not a little tiring.

The XLT is wonderfully balanced hence the reason why my legs ache after six hours detecting but never my arms. I thank White's for helping me find this lovely, ancient coin."