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2016 February FIND of the month competition.

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Thanks to a donation from a generous forum member the winner of this month's find of the month will receive a beautiful 0.6 gram GOLD NUGGET. Pic below

Post your FEBRUARY find of the month entries below this post. Good luck everyone.
Please refrain from commenting on every find.

FIND OF THE MONTH RULES:
The find can be any object (including gold nuggets and gemstones found in one hunt, TOKENS, or coin spills of 3 or more) but MUST NOT be a single identifiable Coin.
The item entered must be detected AND dug by the member entering it.
The item must have been found after joining the forum.
The item must be found in Australia.
You must have also posted a picture of the find in the appropriate section to be eligible to enter a monthly award. ( Members finds, Gold detecting show and tell or wherever you normally post you finds.)
The find submitted must be found in the month the competition is active. (Items found on the last day of the month can be entered in the following month's comp)
The post with the DATE item found, must be accompanied by a picture of the find and a short description.
The item entered must be clearly identified. Where possible, the only item in the picture should be the one that is being entered.
Find of the Month will be decided by member votes using an online polling system.
All monthly winners will be entered into the Find of the year competition and a small prize will be up for grabs.
Please refrain from commenting on every find as this will just make it difficult to keep track of the entries. Thanks.
IF YOU HAVE NOT FOLLOWED ALL OF THE ABOVE WITH YOUR ENTRY, IT WILL BE REMOVED. You will now be sent a PM asking you to read the rules before re-entering. This is just so we don't need to chase dates, wait for PM replies, and modify posts.

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EDIT: Added the words "a picture of" in the appropriate sentence to clarify the rules. Ramjet
 
Found 12-02-2016.
An old 1/2 ounce weight.
When first found.
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Cleaned up with water and a toothbrush.
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Cleaned with brasso and a green, used well, plastic kitchen scourer.
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And then there's the back.
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Thanks for looking. :D
 
These are some Jems found on 14th February took my wife and three kids out for the day the hardest part was the drive but dug these out of one hole and it was our first time in this spot so overall pretty happy with that day

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This is my first "proper" military relic find. Found on 11 Feb 2016. A button which says "VR Royal Sappers and Miners".

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The manufacturer was Firmin and Sons of "153 Strand" is on the back. Apparently that dates it prior to 1875 (from another Forum site).
 
Wow the competition is heating up :)

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I found this little bottle in the fire ravaged area east of Yarloop, WA on 6th February 2016 where a whole community was left without their houses.

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I should have taken the photo while it was in the sun but I forgot about this comp until tonight.
 
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