here it is....... little bit different.
Deus & Racer 2 finds for 2016
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Chris Johnson
I tried to identify mine, but there are so many damned variations of the same button - think I'll leave it at just a Naval button. 
Today I went for a relaxing drive around the countryside, and managed to hook up with a store owner that lives in an old bakery. She has given me permission to detect the rear of the bakery (once we get the grass cut), and also detect around her store in town, and the large cellar underneath the store. A cellar detect will be a first for me, lets hope many coins have slipped through the wooden floorboards over the years, she also indicated there are two wells under the store (mind boggles).
As blind coincidence, turns out she also owns an XP Deus, but has limited knowledge on how to use it. I'll give her a few tips on the Deus, and hopefully she can help out in seaching for some finds as well - we agreed to split any finds on both properties. As a bonus, looks like we will be able to access a property next door to the old bakery as well - yay!
Whilst I was there, I purchased a Australian penny set that someone had collected over the years, and it appears that many of them are in uncirculated condition - they have a real iridescent lustre to them with excellent detail. It is a full set, apart from a few key dates.
Today I went for a relaxing drive around the countryside, and managed to hook up with a store owner that lives in an old bakery. She has given me permission to detect the rear of the bakery (once we get the grass cut), and also detect around her store in town, and the large cellar underneath the store. A cellar detect will be a first for me, lets hope many coins have slipped through the wooden floorboards over the years, she also indicated there are two wells under the store (mind boggles).
As blind coincidence, turns out she also owns an XP Deus, but has limited knowledge on how to use it. I'll give her a few tips on the Deus, and hopefully she can help out in seaching for some finds as well - we agreed to split any finds on both properties. As a bonus, looks like we will be able to access a property next door to the old bakery as well - yay!
Whilst I was there, I purchased a Australian penny set that someone had collected over the years, and it appears that many of them are in uncirculated condition - they have a real iridescent lustre to them with excellent detail. It is a full set, apart from a few key dates.
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Laurence Male
8) 8) Nice score GP gota be happy with that 
Several great scores. Nice pennies and new places to hunt. The cellar will be interesting. Rocket and I were invited into an 1830s house. I believe it has a well inside. Maybe we should drop detectors and/or magnets down on a rope.
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Chris Johnson
Love these adventures, never know what might turn up. 1830's house sounds like a dream detect, hope you both get some good finds Rod.
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G'Day Ramjet,
1830's house sounds like it could produce some very interesting finds, RE: the well, will the drone work inside well's? sling a light torch under its belly and lower the collective pitch and down down down, water could be a problem though.
Cheers, SinHof.
1830's house sounds like it could produce some very interesting finds, RE: the well, will the drone work inside well's? sling a light torch under its belly and lower the collective pitch and down down down, water could be a problem though.
Cheers, SinHof.
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Chris Johnson
Had a lot of fun today picking through a multitude of targets at an old house site today, wasn't really expecting any coins as the site has been done on a regular basis.
First good targets that appeared were a gold gilded broach/buckle, and a small gold gilded cricket related clasp, which obviously depicts a cricket ball. Many buttons and musket balls later, I hit on yet another SA dog tag, dated from 1890-91 - only the 9th registered dog in the area.
First coin was a roo penny, followed by a couple of half pennies from the same hole - all 1900's era. Not far away from those coins, the first Victorian penny was unearthed from 1879, then another from 1877, and last penny of the day was the best condition of the lot, an 1898 Veilhead Vic penny.
As I was heading back to the car, I got the faintest whisper of a high tone, thinking possibly some real good at depth. Wrong, after I excavated a plug, the pinpointer found nothing. Ran the Deus back over the spoil pile, and was greeted with a screamer high tone from an 1860 Vic Shilling. The coin must have been quite shallow, though looks like it was sitting on edge to get that sort of lacklustre response, certainly caught me off guard.
The coins were all clear targets and not easily missed on 18kHz, though you do have to be thorough on your coverage to have any chance of locating one - the 11" coil was used along with the "HOT" fulltones program.
First good targets that appeared were a gold gilded broach/buckle, and a small gold gilded cricket related clasp, which obviously depicts a cricket ball. Many buttons and musket balls later, I hit on yet another SA dog tag, dated from 1890-91 - only the 9th registered dog in the area.
First coin was a roo penny, followed by a couple of half pennies from the same hole - all 1900's era. Not far away from those coins, the first Victorian penny was unearthed from 1879, then another from 1877, and last penny of the day was the best condition of the lot, an 1898 Veilhead Vic penny.
As I was heading back to the car, I got the faintest whisper of a high tone, thinking possibly some real good at depth. Wrong, after I excavated a plug, the pinpointer found nothing. Ran the Deus back over the spoil pile, and was greeted with a screamer high tone from an 1860 Vic Shilling. The coin must have been quite shallow, though looks like it was sitting on edge to get that sort of lacklustre response, certainly caught me off guard.
The coins were all clear targets and not easily missed on 18kHz, though you do have to be thorough on your coverage to have any chance of locating one - the 11" coil was used along with the "HOT" fulltones program.
Nice finds mate, plenty of good stuff coming out of there. That dog tag is in great condition as is the shilling.
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Superb hunt again but where is that elusive 1869 coin.
Really nice assortment of items, pretty much a day with a bit of everything. Good workout with all the getting up and down too
edit: That Shilling is an absolute belter, must have been a real minty one when dropped. Bet it cleans up nice, real keeper.
Really nice assortment of items, pretty much a day with a bit of everything. Good workout with all the getting up and down too
edit: That Shilling is an absolute belter, must have been a real minty one when dropped. Bet it cleans up nice, real keeper.
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awesome, the other guys missed some top finds
Another great array of finds
Nice shilling and dog tag
Nice shilling and dog tag
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Chris Johnson
Same spot today to see what else would turn up, quite happy with the results, despite dodging rainstorms all day. Just one Victorian coin appeared, an 1876 penny, other coins included a 1948 roo penny, 1917 half penny, and lastly a 1922 threepence. Find of the day for me was the gold gilded broach with torquoise stones, despite missing a few stones it was a really nice find.
Other items included a button from John Watson A.Y.R in Canada (manufacturing company), Krug Reims & Co lead Champagne bottle seal, Hughes pocket balance facing, Beardshaw & Son saw medallion from Sheffield, and a good assortment of projectiles and musket balls.
Other items included a button from John Watson A.Y.R in Canada (manufacturing company), Krug Reims & Co lead Champagne bottle seal, Hughes pocket balance facing, Beardshaw & Son saw medallion from Sheffield, and a good assortment of projectiles and musket balls.
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What a great spot, that penny is a beauty, as are many of the other things, there is a similar Sheffield saw button in that article I posted a while back, about half way down the page. Different Co. name. but looks like same maker, have a peek maybe
http://eaiainfo.org/2014/07/25/unusual-panel-saw-by-the-american-saw-co/
http://eaiainfo.org/2014/07/25/unusual-panel-saw-by-the-american-saw-co/
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Chris Johnson
Thanks for that Colin, most of the medallions are from US brands, this particular one is British. Check out this site, they list just about every medallion that you can think of, including mine.
http://lumberjocks.com/summerfi/blog/39861
http://lumberjocks.com/summerfi/blog/39861
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Like those old bullets, nice assortment of them including musket balls.
Nice finds
you really are the research king
you really are the research king
Another awesome hunt, well done mate.
