Another cracker of a hunt mate, well done.
2017 detector finds
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Laurence Male
Another cracking run GP 
well done, the silvers look like there were minted yesterday :Y:
well done, the silvers look like there were minted yesterday :Y:
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Sandta said:Its hard to find the appropriate words GP
An incredible site
That '47 really is the odd one out ,
maybe they are self propagating after all
I like the star button ... although upside down
I actually wasn't sure how old the site was, though it did exist into the mid 1900's hence the more modern predecimals. There is a house site a few 100 metres down the road that has produced mainly Victorian coins, it probably pre-dates the church. The actual church ruins have never produced any finds, that has been continually been picked clean over the years being such an obvious target for detectorists.
Love ya work GP. Great pics.
Mackka
Mackka
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Umm, pays to check your rubbish before throwing it out, found this brand new silicone cover for the Deus amongst a whole lot of carboard and plastic - oops! :8
Good save
Im pretty sure ive thrown good finds out with my rubbish (straight from my pouch) on more than one occasion
I hate when that happens
Im pretty sure ive thrown good finds out with my rubbish (straight from my pouch) on more than one occasion
I hate when that happens
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Snuck out inbetween rain storms today for a brief maiden run on the MI-6 wireless pinpointer, and also to have a go at the two higher Deus frequencies. Starting to feel as if this small patch of ground has given up most of the good stuff at this stage, though the higher frequencies did manage to pick out a few items, and as expected they are pretty hot on small fragments of non-ferrous metal laying about the place. As far as separation goes, the Deus did well to pick up on the fob watch ring which was sitting right next to a large rusty nail, and seemed to also have a liking for low conductor .22 cartridges (as expected). Depth was actually pretty good for such high frequencies, ended up digging quite a few metal fragments from a respectable depth.
The two best finds were the silver plate knapkin ring with shield emblem and cursive initials, and a very unexpected statuette of a nude - probably circa 1920's going by the head decoration. Not sure whether it will clean up anymore, might have a go later on once I find a suitable method.
Next trip will mostly likely have me trying a different site for a change, probably a new one I just touched upon a few weeks ago.
The two best finds were the silver plate knapkin ring with shield emblem and cursive initials, and a very unexpected statuette of a nude - probably circa 1920's going by the head decoration. Not sure whether it will clean up anymore, might have a go later on once I find a suitable method.
Next trip will mostly likely have me trying a different site for a change, probably a new one I just touched upon a few weeks ago.
More great finds Goldpick, statue is different. A more general question,why is it where ever we go there are Harmonic reeds in the ground?
Did they break super easy? Did the old timers carry boxes of spares everywhere? Been wondering for a while now
Did they break super easy? Did the old timers carry boxes of spares everywhere? Been wondering for a while now
I am gonna stop looking at your posts.... too much jealousy ]
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Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Ktmman, considering they might have offered one of the only forms of cheap mobile entertainment back in the day, that made them extremely with the everyday joe to pass time away.
Reeds do go flat and will eventually break after heavy or prolonged usage, hence they were often just discarded and replaced with new ones.
Reeds do go flat and will eventually break after heavy or prolonged usage, hence they were often just discarded and replaced with new ones.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Ramjet said:I am gonna stop looking at your posts.... too much jealousy
You get plenty of great finds as it is, nothing to be jealous of.
golddiggerart
Arthur
Super digs Goldpick, just catching up on all the finds spectacular and that Circa is a Collectible Piece mate well done.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
My partner's workmate sent me this little prezzy when she heard I was into coins and detecting, apparently she had heaps of them, though her son ended up losing most of them (what the heck!).
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Round fifties, lost em down at the shop ?
And harmonicas, just imagine the music, the dancing, the drinking, and the falling over and passing out'n, and you may just account for a few losses in the long grass (before lawn mowers were invented).
And harmonicas, just imagine the music, the dancing, the drinking, and the falling over and passing out'n, and you may just account for a few losses in the long grass (before lawn mowers were invented).
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
I could imagine a few drunkards accidently stepping on their harmonica around the fire. I hope the son didn't try and pass off silver 50c coins as 20c coins for bags of lollies - weep!
I hope the son didn't try and pass off silver 50c coins as 20c coins for bags of lollies - weep!
That was a top hunt GP, awesome finds as usual.
As always they just keep on coming
Well done
The statue is a bit odd , in it being so rough,
Do you think its corroded away or is it an attempted copy?
Material?
Well done
The statue is a bit odd , in it being so rough,
Do you think its corroded away or is it an attempted copy?
Material?
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Sandta said:
Might be bronze or a similar mix of metals, it does have some copper oxide staining on it.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Well my finds today seem to pale in significance compared to what the guys are finding in NSW, though at least I was rewarded with one decent and quite old coin for my efforts.
The site we visited was where an an old inn existed, a site that we have detected many times before. Extremely hard to find any coins these days, though they are usually pretty old if you do manage to locate any. The ground is littered with glass, ceramics, iron and roofing material, hence it dan be a real challenge to detect.
I ran with the Deus on 14kHz and reactivity 4, when I got a peep of a high tone between some iron. Hard up against a tree stump (on edge) was a very worn King George III shilling from bewteen 1816-1820, dead flat on the front face though you can still make out some wording and the bust on the obverse.
Still very happy to make that single find, you don't tend to find many Georgian coins in this part of the world, they are nowhere near as common as in the eastern states where the colony was much older.
Other than that it was a pretty relaxing day, have got all week off so plenty of time to make some good finds.
Should look like this
The site we visited was where an an old inn existed, a site that we have detected many times before. Extremely hard to find any coins these days, though they are usually pretty old if you do manage to locate any. The ground is littered with glass, ceramics, iron and roofing material, hence it dan be a real challenge to detect.
I ran with the Deus on 14kHz and reactivity 4, when I got a peep of a high tone between some iron. Hard up against a tree stump (on edge) was a very worn King George III shilling from bewteen 1816-1820, dead flat on the front face though you can still make out some wording and the bust on the obverse.
Still very happy to make that single find, you don't tend to find many Georgian coins in this part of the world, they are nowhere near as common as in the eastern states where the colony was much older.
Other than that it was a pretty relaxing day, have got all week off so plenty of time to make some good finds.
Should look like this
