Some rippa trinkets in the finds guys, the dog tags are much larger than what I thought! Suspender button :lol: great hunt GP
Deus & Racer 2 finds for 2016
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certainly has some targets in that spot.
the round tag is in great condition, good assortment of finds
the round tag is in great condition, good assortment of finds
Awesome results GP? I'd love to find Ye Olde dog tag.
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Chris Johnson
I put them on equal to finding an older coin, they are quite collectable and are unique to SA/NT. The round ones are about the same size as a penny, whilst the oval ones are much larger again.
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One day Silver, one day! My detector is quite good on the low conductors, so hoping for some Au with the help of lady luck.
My detector is quite good on the low conductors, so hoping for some Au with the help of lady luck. 
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many a relic
Its bloody amazing how many of those old dog tags you guys have been finding lately
Good for you ... They are awesome!
Good for you ... They are awesome!
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Thanks Sandta, all those dog tags were found within a reasonably small area, problem is the amount of junk you have to "see through" to actually latch onto one. I think the count is now over ten tags between a couple of detectorists from that location.
Aamazing/bizarre such a concentration of scarce items in a small area
However or why may remain a mystery but regardless its a real reward for you guys.
However or why may remain a mystery but regardless its a real reward for you guys.
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I snuck out today between the rainstorms to give the Racer 2 a bit of a run, mainly to become more familiarised on how it performs and responds to targets on my Victorian coin locatilty.
I did make a short clip on how both the Racer 2 and Deus respond to a 1921 sixpence buried at 7", though that will have to wait for a bit later - not sure how crap it will be.
What I can say is that the Racer does very well on deep targets, especially using 2 tones and the "deep" mode, but not without some sacrifices to the recovery and swing speed (will cover later).
Anyway, here's today's results from the Racer 2, in an area where good targets are becoming really hard to come by.
The surprise of the day was the 1870 threepence, which was picked up around a large gum tree that had been detected umpteenth times previously. It was barely heard in "3 tones", in fact I nearly would have walked away from it if I hadn't tried using the "deep" program. Switching over to deep, the coin was much more clearly heard as a repeatable non-ferrous target, hence a definite digger. I neglected to try "2 tones" on the target, though I'm sure it would have cleaned up the signal enough to warrant digging.
The only other coin found was a 1953 hp, which is actually one of the youngest pre-decimals I have ever found here. That was also found at the base of a gum tree, and was quite a deep target.
Other items included a pair of buttons, pocket knife renmants, lead, cartridges, and the usual shotgun shell ends.
I did make a short clip on how both the Racer 2 and Deus respond to a 1921 sixpence buried at 7", though that will have to wait for a bit later - not sure how crap it will be.
What I can say is that the Racer does very well on deep targets, especially using 2 tones and the "deep" mode, but not without some sacrifices to the recovery and swing speed (will cover later).
Anyway, here's today's results from the Racer 2, in an area where good targets are becoming really hard to come by.
The surprise of the day was the 1870 threepence, which was picked up around a large gum tree that had been detected umpteenth times previously. It was barely heard in "3 tones", in fact I nearly would have walked away from it if I hadn't tried using the "deep" program. Switching over to deep, the coin was much more clearly heard as a repeatable non-ferrous target, hence a definite digger. I neglected to try "2 tones" on the target, though I'm sure it would have cleaned up the signal enough to warrant digging.
The only other coin found was a 1953 hp, which is actually one of the youngest pre-decimals I have ever found here. That was also found at the base of a gum tree, and was quite a deep target.
Other items included a pair of buttons, pocket knife renmants, lead, cartridges, and the usual shotgun shell ends.
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does your hand digger have sharpened sides? Nice old silver
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rocketaroo said:does your hand digger have sharpened sides? Nice old silver
No it doesn't, not needed either. The main blade is wide enough to do do all the cutting, whereas a lesche style digger requires a cutting edge to create the plug. The wide blade also acts as a trowel as well.
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Hit two different sites today for some variations in finds. The first location was an old house site that was just smothered in junk, after getting sick of that, we headed back to the fave Victorian coin location for the remainder of the afternoon.
The house site produced the usual domestic non-ferrous junk, though only a hand full of BB's were found, plus a 1943 penny and 1951hp. Another skull ring also appeared, but more likely to be a kids play ring than an older find.
The lure of older finds had us heading back to the second location to hopefully jag something tasty. This time I ended up re-gridding the same area from a different orientation to cover any gaps missed first time around, and after a few shotgun shells and a buckle, I was met with a booming TID of 90 on the Deus. Knowing that anything that high had to be a significant coin, the edge of a decent sized silver was revealed at the bottom of the hole - an 1844 Vic Shilling!
Upon heading back to the car, I was greeted with a faint squeak of a high conductive target a mere 3m from the car - a reasonably deep 1874 Vic threepence in very good condition. It was surprising as I know many detectors have been around this tree in the past, including on club runs, so pretty amazed that it hadn't been picked up on previously.
Both silvers should clean up well, just have sort out the pretty heavy black oxidation on both of them.
I managed to do a live filming of the shilling dig, will post that up a bit later.
The house site produced the usual domestic non-ferrous junk, though only a hand full of BB's were found, plus a 1943 penny and 1951hp. Another skull ring also appeared, but more likely to be a kids play ring than an older find.
The lure of older finds had us heading back to the second location to hopefully jag something tasty. This time I ended up re-gridding the same area from a different orientation to cover any gaps missed first time around, and after a few shotgun shells and a buckle, I was met with a booming TID of 90 on the Deus. Knowing that anything that high had to be a significant coin, the edge of a decent sized silver was revealed at the bottom of the hole - an 1844 Vic Shilling!
Upon heading back to the car, I was greeted with a faint squeak of a high conductive target a mere 3m from the car - a reasonably deep 1874 Vic threepence in very good condition. It was surprising as I know many detectors have been around this tree in the past, including on club runs, so pretty amazed that it hadn't been picked up on previously.
Both silvers should clean up well, just have sort out the pretty heavy black oxidation on both of them.
I managed to do a live filming of the shilling dig, will post that up a bit later.
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nice story, nice finds, possible phantom ring?
Nice finds
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Here are the silvers after a light clean to remove some of the oxidation.
