great idea, bet the kids love it too.
AtomRats Detector Findings
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What a great day today was and only just returned off the bus recently. When I first got to this spot, I started swinging the detector along the grass I've hit b4 with other detectors ( after today ill call it flogged..I've even removed all alloy signals. As I was moving along..I'd only gone about 20m...looked up ..and bugger me. A bloke swinging a stick who I don't know heading straight towards me no less than 5m away! We were that engorged and not expecting it we both had a fright. Well he was a bit of a shy bloke, running an etrex? type machine ( that sounds like a gps..mabey I got it wrong ) anyway.. so I thought I'd save his time and take him for a walk to where I last got aome oldies. I could tell he was either quiet / shy...or he knew damn well what he was up to.. something suss was in his eye anyway. So I showed him exactly the spot and let him have a swing with me 15m away. Poor bloke I recon thinks I was having him on because he didn't get signals and he was kinda slyishly sneak off which was even more odd. Since he moved where I said to dig.. I went over to the spot and pulled the 1939 half penny and showed him, which made his eyes light up and an attitude change. I don't know what was with this bloke but I hope our encounter was a good one and meet again. He certainly knew what he was doing. Filling plugs, trying slit cuts where he could in the crab grass, and leaving his hole unspottable. Just the type of bloke I like. Its why I straight away will take him somewhere good..but that backfired I think..oh well. I know where he will be digging when he gets back there 
I uploaded the scope vid early while I had some battery on the phone. Finally started to find objects where they should be for a change. Its where I found the items around the coins, all from river scoping. No snorkel today as it was a little fresh.
Got back home to find a parcel, opened it up and my missus gave me a real funny look as I held this 'vibra wand' in my hand posted from another awesome member on the forum. :lol: Threw in a battery and tested it out in the garden. Found me my $1 I planted without looking no problem at all. Straight away I see its sensitive to all metals but that is fine. Cheers heaps mate it came quicker than I thought as it said it was stuck in postal for a few days. Very happy now that I can make my holes even smaller again than what they are. Sorry for a write up..just telling the story as it is. Was a rather sad day detecting but the sun on my back was a bit too strong directly as I've hit most shade areas already.
Sandta - cheers mate..I've used it for a couple of years now. Sometimes even looking for gems it works. L.e.d's would be perfect for when there is no sunlight on the water. Withought light..the scope is useless. Its a decent length but the river gets to 2m or more deep, so ill need lights anyway.
Cheers numpty + silver, kids obviously can't complain about a day at the river haha they had a ball. They love the scope too as they can see the blue crays. Sorry if theres many typos..I havnt re-read this..just posting. Need to replebish for digging with XIV tomorrow
I uploaded the scope vid early while I had some battery on the phone. Finally started to find objects where they should be for a change. Its where I found the items around the coins, all from river scoping. No snorkel today as it was a little fresh.
Got back home to find a parcel, opened it up and my missus gave me a real funny look as I held this 'vibra wand' in my hand posted from another awesome member on the forum. :lol: Threw in a battery and tested it out in the garden. Found me my $1 I planted without looking no problem at all. Straight away I see its sensitive to all metals but that is fine. Cheers heaps mate
it came quicker than I thought as it said it was stuck in postal for a few days. Very happy now that I can make my holes even smaller again than what they are. Sorry for a write up..just telling the story as it is. Was a rather sad day detecting but the sun on my back was a bit too strong directly as I've hit most shade areas already.Sandta - cheers mate..I've used it for a couple of years now. Sometimes even looking for gems it works. L.e.d's would be perfect for when there is no sunlight on the water. Withought light..the scope is useless. Its a decent length but the river gets to 2m or more deep, so ill need lights anyway.
Cheers numpty + silver, kids obviously can't complain about a day at the river haha they had a ball. They love the scope too as they can see the blue crays. Sorry if theres many typos..I havnt re-read this..just posting. Need to replebish for digging with XIV tomorrow
think i need one of those pin pointer thingos too.
Go get em AR theres no stoping you now Cheers.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Great pic of the kids with the Ace, I'm so happy it has made your detecting all that more enjoyable, and now thanks to some more member generosity, the welcome addition of a pinpointer. The kids look like they are enjoying themselves helping out Dad.
Just returned from a late night / early morn dig. Some cool items pulled out the ground, a 1950ish penny..a copper ball or cat toy? ( something inside it )..a working whistle..use toy plane..strange brass vial thing ( mabey inkwell )
Some interesting finds AR
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Strange brass inkwell looking thingy could be the handle end of a fire poker, like some of the built in ones on coke stoves or such, something to do with levers at least. Found where the kids played hey(rough on the toys back then too),.. pitty they weren't playing bank heist wit grandma's diamond jewelery sets (ha).
I swear that its my plane from when I was younger.. I found it right where I used to play in grade 5..
Met up with Numpy again today for a little while, I recon we found a rippa of a spot doing some detective work and it just needs a good slow scan to pluck what's hiding there out. We did come across a handmade copper ring with a silver solder joint and a spoon. Numpty got the test out the aldi magic stick as well When we parted.. I hopefully found a spot for numpty to possibly have a chance of a silver or penny ( fingers crossed! ) and as I headed home I eyeballed an interesting little spot where a house once sat, so started swinging and got some stuff.
Pennys x2 - 1950 & ??
Sixpence 1954
Florin 1951
Xtra - 0.12c
3 spoons..one certainly silver ( smallest ) but others may be plated. Especially one is plated and crumbling. Were they made from pewter?
Couple of animals.. a camel and a giraffe popped out ( we thought it was junk numpty ).. my very first thimble which was awesome to find.. a key..and the rest junk
That's my daughters hand if your wondering why the coins look larger than usual
Met up with Numpy again today for a little while, I recon we found a rippa of a spot doing some detective work and it just needs a good slow scan to pluck what's hiding there out. We did come across a handmade copper ring with a silver solder joint and a spoon. Numpty got the test out the aldi magic stick as well
When we parted.. I hopefully found a spot for numpty to possibly have a chance of a silver or penny ( fingers crossed! ) and as I headed home I eyeballed an interesting little spot where a house once sat, so started swinging and got some stuff.Pennys x2 - 1950 & ??
Sixpence 1954
Florin 1951
Xtra - 0.12c
3 spoons..one certainly silver ( smallest ) but others may be plated. Especially one is plated and crumbling. Were they made from pewter?
Couple of animals.. a camel and a giraffe popped out ( we thought it was junk numpty ).. my very first thimble which was awesome to find.. a key..and the rest junk
That's my daughters hand if your wondering why the coins look larger than usual
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nice, a thimble still eludes me.
Sorry silver..that last photo was specifically for you and it turned out blurry damn it. Florin and a sixpence mate
Rocketaroo...this was a very very old house site if that helps with the thimble at all. Its also a copper one or alloy of copper.
Rocketaroo...this was a very very old house site if that helps with the thimble at all. Its also a copper one or alloy of copper.
Nice hunting AR and very good of you to aim Numpty in the right direction.
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Well done mate,great finds!!!
Ah Atom you had me going there. For a moment I thought S%#T those a big coins.
Mackka
Mackka
you have done well mate, started slow and ended happy.
thanks for coming over again and letting me try the aldi, it opens my eyes watching ya do what you love.
im learning more every time i go out, i think im hooked.
thanks for coming over again and letting me try the aldi, it opens my eyes watching ya do what you love.
im learning more every time i go out, i think im hooked.
