2013 finds - Pete_the_Prospector

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Hi All, Went for a swing on one of my local beachs last night, not much but a weird looking ring, a snake thingy and a Threepence
Its been there a while and dont know what date is yet but will stick up a pic when cleaned

 

[Russell]

Some nice relics there Pete and also some beer change. Good stuff.

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

I cleaned my snake Shilling was a 1952

 

[Nugget]

how did you clean the threepence up? and any idea what the snake is made of?

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

I have no idea what the snake is made of :/ cleaned it up with the dremal I think its just a cheapy as it was green and has no stamps. The coin being a pre-1953 is Silver and not 50% Silver in the coins from 1953 onwards so I stuck it in Phosphoric Acid for a little while, maybe 10 minutes. Then afterwards gave it a good rub with Bi-Carb

 

[Prospector steve]

NICE PETE

 

[dave14110]

It's a shame the threepence was in poor condition as it apears to be miss stamped. If you look at the rim it is off centre. This would of made it worth more if in good condition. Still a nice lot of finds.

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Yep I'd say its been in the ocean for quite some time this one. It was about 5mm thick with crusty bits and all

 

[dave14110]

My first siver that I picked up at beach was a threepence I gave it a rub to see date & it broke in three pieces . I was devastated my first silver gone lol.

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Yeah they tend to do that This one was close to falling apart, hence the little piece missing from the rim but I managed to save it, I'm guessing the elements and the salt must make the silver brittle over time.

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Hi All, went for a quick beach hunt this morning and found a Platinum and Diamond Ring, pic is not the best as was taken with my old phone but you get the idea Happy Much

 

[spanners]

Lovely find there mate well done.

 

[dave14110]

Well done Pete the rings are better than coins. You have to be very lucky to find a coin with a value more than $20 but usualy ring are worth something. It's also gives great pleasure to find the owners sometimes.

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Went for a hunt this morning with two other forumites, didn't find all that much but had a great time, Thanks Nugget and Wooster
Did find an intact Lead Soldier, a 1921 Half Penny and a Key plus other bits and plenty of rubbish :/ I will give the soldier a clean later

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Just been for a quick beach hunt on Newcastle and got some change, some ear bling and a 20cent euro coin :/

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Howdy All, went for a swing at 2 of the local beach's last night for a grand total of $7.55 It seemed to be a lot of work for little return so I decided to go to one of my backup spots that I haven't done for a while. I usually detect this spot once a month but I haven't been there since late November and being the holidays I thought I would give it a swing. There are two areas about 10 metres X 30 metres each, and last nights finds is from just one of them, I will do the other one at the end of the holidays

 

[Nugget]

Great work Pete, you did a lot better than I did lastnight.

 

[dave14110]

Good work pete Those quarters give nice high reading and are easy to to hear.

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Yeah it did actually, in the high 80's to 90's, wondered what the hell it was going to be screaming at me that way, he's been there a while too. There is a 20cent coin in this lot dated 2012 and its as brown as chocolate, sure doesnt take long to change colour considering they are only in shallow sand at a park

 

[Pete_The_Prospector]

Howdy All, well not exactly, but one of his disciples lost their cross