Goldpick's 2018 Deus finds

[golddiggerart]

Wow that's something different for you GP - Lots of Predecimals and Silvers....Awesome Relics too... :Y:

 

[Goldpick]

I find it amazing GP that something so large could be so heavily masked, was it a big lump of iron next to the door knob or lots of small iron scattered around it? I'm sure there would have to be some good stuff there if you can get past the masking somehow.

Heatho, I'd say that the dwelling was originally caught up in a bushfire, hence much of the roofing is buried - both large and small pieces all over the place masking good finds. Then there are the prolific nails and rusted iron artifacts also thrown into the mix. Often you can get a hint of non-ferrous, dig a hole, pull out several nails and then find not only the target you initially detected, but other non-ferrous items that were totally masked.

No detector can see totally through all those layers of iron/junk, so you just have to pick away at a each layer at a time until more good finds are exposed. Basically any tone that breaks through the discrimination is worthy of further investigation. Most deep high tone iron can usually be discounted as it will give a large cross section when pinpointing, non-ferrous tones that pinpoint with a relatively small cross section will get excavated (called target sizing).

Depth ability is not crucial considering you simply won't get any meaningful depth anyway, plus running higher recovery speeds to help unmask will also limit depth.

I really enjoy detecting these types of sites, they are a real challenge and require a lot of patience, though ultimately rewarding when you do find a nice piece of Oz history.

 

[Goldpick]

Braved the rain and thunderstorms today for a quick hunt at the site where the King William shilling was found. No coins though managed yet another bucket lister, my first powder flask (half of) - made by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield. It was all bent up buried next to a stump, easily mistaken for a bit of junk until I spotted patterns on the edging (called stars and circles pattern)). Other finds include a couple of musket balls, martini henri projectile, and a few more 1800's buttons.

After initially writing this site off, it has well and truly come to the party over the last week or so. arty:

 

[Flowerpot]

Wow love the powder flask, that's a great find, well done. :Y:

 

[silver]

Yep... it's a rip snorta !

 

[Secret Squirrels]

Nice look about the flask mate :Y: there's a couple of purdy buttons amongst that lot too.

 

[The Scrounger]

It might sound a bit strange,but to imagine that that stuff had life here in Australia once upon a time is amazing.

Top stuff :Y:

 

[ktmman]

Powder flask is something I didn't even know was on my bucket list until a few weeks ago. Been a few found recently.
Still getting some nice finds from that spot.

 

[Goldpick]

Powder flask is something I didn't even know was on my bucket list until a few weeks ago. Been a few found recently.
Still getting some nice finds from that spot.

They are quite hard to find in any condition considering how delicate they are, kind of surprised this one is still relatively intact.

 

[golddiggerart]

Some beaut finds GP, would love to find a complete powder flask. :Y:

 

[caparobertsan]

That`s Amazing History find!

 

[Goldpick]

Starting to get sick of the rain lately, only managed a single outing this week on park that has provided plenty of coins over the years. 30 coins sounds good, though not so good when nearly half of them are BB (good practice). The goldies were either shallow or recent drops - with most of the predecs being relatively hard to find due to orientation in the ground, oldest coin was a 1919 penny and only silver being a 1936 thrip.

The toy gun was a bit of a surprise, and quite weighty compared to others I've found in the past - pity about the missing barrel. There are no markings on it other than the wording Permit No. 753.

Was running hot tones on the Deus, and spent most of the night putting up with a very cranky Mi-6 pinpointer (comms issues).

Till next time!

 

[golddiggerart]

The rain is a pain and although very welcome to keep the ground fertile it sure does get in the way sometimes.
Some nice coinage GP and that Gun missing a Barrel looks very old.... :Y:

 

[Goldpick]

I haven't been out for a bit due to some pretty crappy weather, thankfully today allowed for a trip to a couple of sites to see what the Deus could find.

First site was one I've been meaning to try out for ages, some sections around an older oval with some large trees that looked to have some promise. First target I came across at the base of a tree was the florin, followed by a few random pennies, and then a spill of three sixpences from the 40's. Also picked up an unusual aluminium salt/pepper container, commonwealth HP, and another roo penny that had been shot to hell.

Second site was at some ruins covered in a ton of undergrowth, been there in the past with not much luck nor any idea of the age of the ruins. The area is quite large, and with no real idea of where to start, the first run ended up being a bit of a lucky one. First good target was yet another sixpence and not much further away pulled out an 1896 Victorian penny. The rest of the targets were all relics including a couple of nice buckles, buttons, pocket watch winder and a lighter. The Victorian penny was a handy find to give a rough estimate for the age of the site, so will keen to follow up with some further hunts there.

All up a not a bad day out, and a good variety of targets to keep the interest up.

 

[silver]

I'm seeing all these silvers today Gp 8)
:Y: :Y:

 

[Sandta]

Not too shabby at all :Y:
Plenty there to keep enthusiasm high

 

[Wally69]

The thought of those hunting grounds makes me want to be adventurous

 

[Heatho]

Excellent hunt there GP, please send some rain our way, dry as a bone here even right on the coast. :Y:

 

[caparobertsan]

Amazing Deus rocks! :Y: :Y: :Y: :Y: :Y:

 

[rocketaroo]

top hunt mate