Dist 93, nairne in SA, Found in Mt Barker... old Fido wasnt far from home at all :Y:
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Dist 93, nairne in SA, Found in Mt Barker... old Fido wasnt far from home at all :Y:
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Chris Johnson
Picked up some good finds that hunt, congrats on the first older dog tag. 
Spent a whole day (7 hours) at the beach for hunt #51 trying to get my first gold piece of jewellery:
Unbelievable... 47 bottle tops, 18 pull tabs and 1 junk ring :lol: today wasnt my day! Not even a measly red cent!
Cheers :Y:
Unbelievable... 47 bottle tops, 18 pull tabs and 1 junk ring :lol: today wasnt my day! Not even a measly red cent!
Cheers :Y:
Ah you poor b*$#d :lol:
Dont be discouraged though ... if there were a piece there you would have found it
Like Mr T said , it will happen when the time is right and you least expect it
Dont be discouraged though ... if there were a piece there you would have found it
Like Mr T said , it will happen when the time is right and you least expect it
Total pain digging trash like that, but worth it when a nice golden something appears in your hand.
I usually try to discrim out the bottletops as best I can but those aluminium pulltabs are right in the gold ring tones and TID range, I pretty much always dig pulltabs even if I'm 99% certain it's not gold.
In saying that though, I nearly walked away from 2 nice bits of gold, one was an 18k white gold ring that I thought was a 10c coin and the other a 15g 9k gold bangle that I thought was trash too, curiosity got the better of me though.
I usually try to discrim out the bottletops as best I can but those aluminium pulltabs are right in the gold ring tones and TID range, I pretty much always dig pulltabs even if I'm 99% certain it's not gold.
In saying that though, I nearly walked away from 2 nice bits of gold, one was an 18k white gold ring that I thought was a 10c coin and the other a 15g 9k gold bangle that I thought was trash too, curiosity got the better of me though.
Gee mate those two burley basket sinkers are a beaut find, well done.
Mackka :Y:
Mackka :Y:
Went back to the old home site for hunt #52 and scored a few gems:
Second ever dog rego tag, stoked!
Almost ticketed off a bucket listers with the shoulder flash, shame its only half! Nice score for Anzac Day I thought!
Another 1.5 harmonica reeds, and this interesting little buckle:
Tried to date it with the words but cant find anything
I usually never get relics, so Im really enjoying myself so far at this site! Hopefully theres some old English silvers hiding there for me :Y:
Cheers
Second ever dog rego tag, stoked!
Almost ticketed off a bucket listers with the shoulder flash, shame its only half! Nice score for Anzac Day I thought!
Another 1.5 harmonica reeds, and this interesting little buckle:
Tried to date it with the words but cant find anything
I usually never get relics, so Im really enjoying myself so far at this site! Hopefully theres some old English silvers hiding there for me :Y:
Cheers
I found the buckle online, it says Solide French for solid, its aolid brass late 19th/ early 20th century suspenders buckle!
Im really trying to make use of my time off over Easter so I went out again (4th day in a row) for hunt #53
I went back to the old homesite again since Ive been having some luck, here are todays finds:
Broken harmonica reed (broken by me, theyre tough bastards to extract whole!) Roo penny, 1901 queen vicky half penny, 2 D buckles and my 3rd dog tag... I wish these people had fewer dogs and more silver :lol:
I joke of course, Im loving these dog tags, look awesome of my treasures shelf! And this ones from 1895 bloody beauty!
Dont know if Ill be able to get out again before I go back to work!
Cheers guys! :Y:
I went back to the old homesite again since Ive been having some luck, here are todays finds:
Broken harmonica reed (broken by me, theyre tough bastards to extract whole!) Roo penny, 1901 queen vicky half penny, 2 D buckles and my 3rd dog tag... I wish these people had fewer dogs and more silver :lol:
I joke of course, Im loving these dog tags, look awesome of my treasures shelf! And this ones from 1895 bloody beauty!
Dont know if Ill be able to get out again before I go back to work!
Cheers guys! :Y:
Short 2 hour hunt after work for hunt #54:
Nothing to write home about, a lone buckle and 10,000 nails :lol:
Nice spot though,
See ya next time, cheers
Nothing to write home about, a lone buckle and 10,000 nails :lol:
Nice spot though,
See ya next time, cheers
Hunt #55 back down at the home site for one last once over:
Ive hunted there for 15-20 hours so far so was fairly sure I cleaned it out:
Boom! 1890 shilling!
Second British silver, oldest silver now by 1 year!
Just goes to show, things can be missed! Regardless of whos been there before! Im sure Im not the only detectorist whos been to that spot also!
Very happy, found nothing else, but the silver is more than enough for me :Y:
Ive hunted there for 15-20 hours so far so was fairly sure I cleaned it out:
Boom! 1890 shilling!
Second British silver, oldest silver now by 1 year!
Just goes to show, things can be missed! Regardless of whos been there before! Im sure Im not the only detectorist whos been to that spot also!
Very happy, found nothing else, but the silver is more than enough for me :Y:
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WOW...WOW...Thats an AWESOME find mate :8 . Dam I wish I lived somewhere where finds like that were possible..
Im Soooooo Jelly :drooling: :drooling: :beer:
Im Soooooo Jelly :drooling: :drooling: :beer:
Dave79 said:
Really happy with the detail on the front, ole Vicky is worse for wear though
just gave it abit of a bicarb paste rub and its got a weird yellow colouring (rams head for comparison):
And hes Vicky, poor las... looks like someones intentionally tried to melt it?
Sure is bizarre, just noticed a section of the reeding has been melted smooth too:
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Maybe a grass fire at some stage.
