From zero to hero with DetectingSA

[DetectingSA]

You don't believe in Ghosts-dooooo yooooo......Bwaaah ha ha ha haaaaa!!!!! ] :skull:

I dont, but I can be easily convinced :lol:

 

[DetectingSA]

Went out to a permission for hunt #38, the site of an 1880s ruins. There wasnt much left of her:

Grass was pretty long in most places so wasnt ideal, but I gave it a good 3 hours anyway! Heres the lot:

Didnt come up with much, lots of 303s though! I did manage to dig up this absolute gem:

Also got this buckle too, nowhere near as ornate:

Unfortunately the owner wanted to keep the ornate buckle, but thats the game, its his land so I dont hold any grudges, and he was out there being my shovel man the whole time, he was very interested and knowledge about the area so it was a good day, I think Ive sparked a fire in him though because he said he was going out to buy his own detector!

 

[Sandta]

Very nice buckle :Y:
I think ive seen one same/similar on a recent video

 

[DetectingSA]

Very nice buckle :Y:
I think ive seen one same/similar on a recent video

Which video do you remember? Im keen to pass on any information I can to the land owner about the buckle

 

[DetectingSA]

Booked in another one of my banked up RDOs today and braved the heat for hunt #39!

I went back to the local reserve that had recently been coughing up pennies and half pennies for me, heres the lot:

Plenty of aluminium as always, part of a watch, 1 penny, 1 half penny, and a strange lump of metal, probably going to be a melted down bit of rubbish, but Ill clean it in case its somwthing like a meteor

Within the first hour I got this pretty nice 1916 penny:

The heat was getting to me, had finished up my 2L water i bought with me and I was on my 5th one last good signal then Im going signal, waking towards the exit and I scored this:

My first silver of the year! My first ever florin! What a good day!

Cheers

 

[Smoky bandit]

And WHAT a first florin.
That's AWESOME
Well done..

 

[DetectingSA]

Thanks mate, Shes a beauty:

 

[Dave79]

Wow! That's an awesome way to start off your florin collection. You realize that the next 10 will all be plain old 1947s cos you've used up your luck for a while! layful: Just joking. beauty find :Y:

 

[LORD]

Brilliant hunt DSA,
Your right that florin is a beauty :Y:
You would be o er the moon, well done

 

[Sandta]

She's a beauty alright ! :Y:
Congrats

 

[Goldpick]

Lovely florin for a first, and in immaculate condition for a dirt find - well done! :Y:

 

[DetectingSA]

Thanks guys, I am bloody stoked!

I knew that reserve had silver, I felt it in my jiblets :lol:

 

[DetectingSA]

Forum,

I just had a look over my thread and I totally forgot I had set myself some detecting milestones, Ive just now rejiggered the list to be more inline with my detecting interests, my original list was very heavy in jewellery finds, and it turns out Im just not that interested in beach detecting/hunting jewellery!

Im still a long way aways from completing the list:

This is my new detecting bucket list for 2019 and beyond,

Hoping to get out on a hunt this weekend, stay tuned! :Y:

 

[tailormarc]

Forum,

I just had a look over my thread and I totally forgot I had set myself some detecting milestones, Ive just now rejiggered the list to be more inline with my detecting interests, my original list was very heavy in jewellery finds, and it turns out Im just not that interested in beach detecting/hunting jewellery!

Im still a long way aways from completing the list:

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...0344_76d6bfa8-0b08-47ac-8db8-8f91d0256e35.jpg

This is my new detecting bucket list for 2019 and beyond,

Hoping to get out on a hunt this weekend, stay tuned! :Y:

No Gold Sov on there?

 

[DetectingSA]

Forum,

I just had a look over my thread and I totally forgot I had set myself some detecting milestones, Ive just now rejiggered the list to be more inline with my detecting interests, my original list was very heavy in jewellery finds, and it turns out Im just not that interested in beach detecting/hunting jewellery!

Im still a long way aways from completing the list:

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...0344_76d6bfa8-0b08-47ac-8db8-8f91d0256e35.jpg

This is my new detecting bucket list for 2019 and beyond,

Hoping to get out on a hunt this weekend, stay tuned! :Y:

No Gold Sov on there?

I thought about it, that would be the ultimate find but I wanted to keep it realistic :lol:

Im sure there are lads here been at it 20+ years and never found one? My understanding is that it was extremely extremely rare? A lot of money back in the day?

 

[DetectingSA]

Went out early today to try to get hunt #40 in before it got too hot, hes the result from 2 hours in the same park as last hunt: penny, half penny, 5c and another bloody florin wooo! What makes it better is that it was the first target of the day and my second ever florin, my first florin was the last target of my last hunt! Thats two in a row, albeit 4 days apart

Heres the girl as she was, she unfortunately copped abit of my edge digger :lol:

Could believe it, first saw it obverse side, though hey a penny, nice flipped her over and youve got to be bloody kidding me

You realize that the next 10 will all be plain old 1947s cos you've used up your luck for a while!

You were right on the money mate, 1947 :lol: put the crystal ball down mate

Cheers!

 

[Smoky bandit]

Well done again
What is it with all the lost 1947 florins..80% of all florins found are 1947. :Y: :beer:

 

[DetectingSA]

All shiny and clean, shame about the edge nic:

Owell, it can be my obverse for my coin folder

 

[Guessologist]

It's clearly florin season. Nice coin, I'd be keen for another even if it was a '47!

 

[DetectingSA]

It's clearly florin season. Nice coin, I'd be keen for another even if it was a '47!

You and me both mate! Though Im itching for my first 92% silver :lol: