A couple of recent hunts - an odd 6d

[user 794]

It's been awhile that I went for a pre-decimal hunt so headed off looking for an old racecourse. I drove all around the site in a very secluded area, shows of quartz everywhere and spied an open area. Not big enough for a round racecourse but probably the start and end of one. Local history suggests that a boy would be positioned to alert punters that the jockeys were returning. No luck there for me of course.

So I went to a nearby favourite site. Using the CTX I found 7 predecs and a few decimals. This in a section I thought I had gone over pretty well with the ETrac. As I was cleaning I noticed that one of the 6d had a "loose" covering. Very puzzling. Using a magnifier I could see that the date below the loose cover was the same as on the cover. It seems that the silver may have been shedding, like a snake skin. Very odd.

Also attached is a recent goldie hunt (though now I dig some of the non-goldies too). I've not got a tonne yet but enjoyable in the cooler days and soft ground.

 

[silver]

Ya wanta hang onto that 6d, I recon whoever found it originally must have holed it in both sides to put it on leather as a bangle type thing to show off its beautiful deformity. Probably got stuck in the press and another Planchet banged on home against it. The two holes just give it history and character. It's always good to find silver, even if it's been hacked about a bit. I was looking at a recent find today and I recon it turned out to be a 3d (1934/33 overdate)

I still like your find better though Detectist.
Hey,....These are my first pictures I've posted on the forum(virgin no more)!

 

[Shane]

Nice job. Seeing all these pre dec finds makes me so jealous.
I can find $300 plus in one hunt of gold coins but still no pre dec.

 

[user 794]

Thanks guys

Silver - yes, I'll be hanging on to it. If I see any other reasons why it is the way it is I'll post back here. And yes, I can see a raised area below the 4 too.

Shane - $300 in an outing is outstanding! The pre decs will come. Any place where people gathered that dates back beyond 1966 will likely have pre-decs (unless they've been cleaned up of course by other detectorists and even then, as with gold, it seems you don't get them all so there will be some left.

 

[silver]

Shane can you tell me what those three big round tank looking things are in the trees at bicentennial park up there in Darwin (I'm on Google maps at the moment)?
If looking for pre dec, try the parkland at the end of knucky st.
And what's that out there at West Point on Alec Fong Drive? Is that old army stuff?
Look at that, night cliff oval, there's a cricket pitch next door to it with trees around it, have you tried under those trees ?
Having never been there its a guess as to where might be good, especially as Tracey would have caused so much new vista that to see the old beneath would take a special eye, so I say train your special eye for it all Shane and see what you come up with(good luck with it helps).
How long have you been on the hunt, and what's your background in it all?(if you don't mind my asking that is).Is ok no need to say I see already !!!