⭐ Treasure Hunting Show & Tell - Show us your favourite, oldest, best finds.

[Stoney]

I'd love to see some of the members personal favourite finds, or hear about them.

I had a real hard time picking mine, so I don't mind if you post more than one

I personally love my two buttons the most, the intrigue if how they got where I found them, and the history they must have seen.

Then my first good coin, 1875 Penny with nice detail.

And this pendant.

Please feel free to brag, I'd love to see yours 8)

 

[GallicProspector]

It is hard to pick only one, but this is one of my favorite, because it is so personal to the guy that lost it.

 

[GallicProspector]

And I also like this kind of thing (Fibula - roman brooch), because it hard to have them complete after 2000 years in the ground.

 

[Stoney]

Wow! They are awesome finds GallicProspector.

They make my finds look like modern day items

 

[Scoopa]

My favorite find is a 1797 'Cart wheel' penny found whilst detecting a local park.

 

[Stoney]

That's cool Scoopa, it's nice to know there are coins that old in Aus to find.

 

[magoozil]

definately my snake buclke and or cricket buckle. will post pics when i can.

 

[Ramjet]

My favs are the 76 Squadron medallion which was one of my first finds and it's a bit of bling. Plus the 1917 shilling as it's my oldest coin so far. I may have older Pennies or half pennies but as yet I have not cleaned them and cannot read the dates on some.

 

[Heatho]

It's a toss up between my first nuggets or this 1846 Shilling, I like to think it was probably dropped by one of the very first of the miners in the Sofala region, it's in surprisingly good condition with fluting intact so is not very worn at all and was not in circulation long. The Goldrush there started around 1850 I think. Same 1846 coins have fetched around 300GBP at auction. 4 031 280 minted.

 

[Willo]

Two half crowns 1902 and 1898 found on the same day! And 1910 and 1911 florins in the same hole (see my article in GG&T).

Ian

 

[Sandta]

? Whats GG&T ?? :8

 

[cracka]

Australian Gold Gem and Treasure magazine. Available each month at newstands. Great read and very addictive.

Cracka

 

[Jaros]

I get one as well, delivered. Good reading and advice.
Jaros

 

[cracka]

I agree Jaros, my favourite read is "Echos from the past"

Cracka

 

[Moneybox]

My old lock is a favorite. Not quite as exciting as some things you've shown here but we've searched thousands of locks on the internet without a match.

This old hatpin came from the same region that was last settled in the late 1890's.

Perhaps somebody can identify my egg found on top of a sparsely vegetated ironstone ridge a hundred kilometres north of Kalgoorlie.

 

[Eurekaman]

Mine is an American USMC Medal found at a WW2 Site
EM

 

[Goldpick]

Pretty hard to pick, but memorable finds that have some history behind seem to jump out as favourites - the sweetheart rising sun badge and victory medal both come to mind.

 

[gtol29]

My favourite coin 1923 One Penny love the patina on it.

 

[Eurekaman]

Pretty hard to pick, but memorable finds that have some history behind seem to jump out as favourites - the sweetheart rising sun badge and victory medal both come to mind.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1695/1420961577_img_20140526_105513.jpg

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1695/1420961935_img_20140727_002015.jpg

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1695/1420961977_img_20140727_001952.jpg

Love that Rising Sun, now that's special
EM

 

[Fox]

Here's my best coin find, from 1979 found at a depth of 22cm with a Garrett Deepseeker. It has a bit of pitting from corrosion, but is otherwise in fairly good shape.