Down the beach with the Sovereign

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Probably a sign of the times with so few newer coins being deposited on the beaches, just old crusty ones left behind.
 
The latest ECL has certainly devestated a lot of the coast line
(Just look at those poor *******s at Wamberal )
Selfishly for us though , it provides an opportunity to find some older lost treasure.
The only problem for me (living away from the coast) is choosing where to go. :rolleyes:
After recently watching one of Jacob (Digging Australia) videos showing some of the exposed tank traps on Stockton beach , that swayed my decision.
On arrival , i could see those exposed traps running almost continuously for at least a few kilometers up the beach ...WOW
thats the first time I have seen them , except for photos.
Ideally , i should have been there days earlier , but that work stuff kept me from it.
It wasnt long before the tatgets started popping... they were everywhere !
A shovel and seive would have been just as good , if not better :playful:
Pretty soon Jacob and his mate Jeremy turned up , and after a quick hello we were all digging up goodies.
I really wanted to head north to just walk along side those historical tetrahedrons , but to do so i had to force myself to hold my detector in the air and walk away from such a productive spot :awful:
Here is some of my finds , minus a kilo or so of lead :8
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The latest ECL has certainly devestated a lot of the coast line
(Just look at those poor *******s at Wamberal )
Selfishly for us though , it provides an opportunity to find some older lost treasure.
The only problem for me (living away from the coast) is choosing where to go. :rolleyes:
After recently watching one of Jacob (Digging Australia) videos showing some of the exposed tank traps on Stockton beach , that swayed my decision.
On arrival , i could see those exposed traps running almost continuously for at least a few kilometers up the beach ...WOW
thats the first time I have seen them , except for photos.
Ideally , i should have been there days earlier , but that work stuff kept me from it.
It wasnt long before the tatgets started popping... they were everywhere !
A shovel and seive would have been just as good , if not better :playful:
Pretty soon Jacob and his mate Jeremy turned up , and after a quick hello we were all digging up goodies.
I really wanted to head north to just walk along side those historical tetrahedrons , but to do so i had to force myself to hold my detector in the air and walk away from such a productive spot :awful:
Here is some of my finds , minus a kilo or so of lead :8
1595119187_img_9731.jpg

1595119187_img_9735.jpg

1595119256_img_9734.jpg

1595119302_img_9727.jpg

1595119303_img_9728.jpg

1595119303_img_9729.jpg

1595119303_img_9730.jpg
That last find (torch with 5 rings) is a members badge for the Central Coast Leagues Club in Gosford. I used to have one when I was a member and they stopped doing them in the ‘80s when they switched to ID cards.
 
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