Goldpick's 2018 Deus finds

[Goldpick]

Bakelite, now that's showing your age Jaros.

 

[Jaros]

When I was working for the PMG in Hughesdale I was involved in the initial stages of Chadstone Shopping centre. When Myers openned I dropped into the sports section and while standing at the counter one of the shop attendants was stacking the reels on the wall display and dropped the Alvey taking a chip off the drum and I said to him "whats that worth now mate". I got approx. 40% off the price. The reel still casts well anyway. :Y:
Happy Jaros .

 

[Goldpick]

The rain has been putting a real dampner on detecting activities lately, this is the only hunt I managed to fit in before eventially getting soaked. Slim pickings on a Victorian era site, though happy to get a very nice 1866 penny in beaut condition, an intricate broach typical of the era, and some local buttons from the South East area.

 

[Mackka]

I am speechless, great finds.
Mackka

 

[silver]

8) I wonder what the longest item there is Gp ? :Y:

 

[Goldpick]

8) I wonder what the longest item there is Gp ? :Y:

As a longshot, I'm guessing a hinged latch from a book or small box??

 

[Wally69]

Nice

 

[ctxkid]

mmmm nice vicky 8)

 

[xcvator]

Getting tired of reading these posts, think I might have to pay you a visit GP :lol:

 

[Smoky bandit]

Wow that penny is Awesome :Y: Well done on all the other finds as well :Y:

 

[The Scrounger]

Yes that 1866 penny is in top condition.

Sweet :Y:

 

[AtomRat]

Gday mate, wow.. that is some gallery of unique finds going on there! Stunning finds Goldpick, lovely hoards over the months. Hope all is well!

 

[Danny13]

Gday mate, wow.. that is some gallery of unique finds going on there! Stunning finds Goldpick, lovely hoards over the months. Hope all is well!

AR , goldpick has a museum now

 

[Goldpick]

Thanks for touching base AR, haven't heard from you for a while. Yes I am gaining a good collection of relics, have got some on display now in the man cave, will take a pic later on if interested.

 

[AtomRat]

Sounds great, love to see it! I still pop the nose in on odd days just to see how everyones going Al's moved away town not long ago, but im sure he'll be posting again shortly ? Been pretty busy on my end so only get to swing a few times a month now rather than everyday. Still up to my mad projects as always though in between hehe

 

[Goldpick]

Spent half of today in a frustrating search to locate a site, only to come up empty handed. As a fallback, on the way home there was a site I had visited once before with not much luck, though something beckoned me to give it one more shot, really had nothing to lose. I thought the site was quite young, maybe 50's-60's, though some of the finds coming out of the ground suggested otherwise, espeically the large Martini Henry projectiles. Plenty more evidence started to show up, including pocket watch & kerosene lamp parts, a 1925-26 dog tag, Spear and Jackson Sheffield saw medallion, and plenty of thick older glass.

One salvagable small bottle reads " Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale Face", a supposed miraculous cure for multiple ailments.

Also found was the front badge of a "Standard" motor car, not sure what model.

The best find of the day, albeit a very corroded one, was a bronze South Australian Centenary 1836-1936 commemorative medallion. On one face is Surveyor General William Light and on the other is HMS Buffalo, they were issued to school children in 1936. It took several rounds of citric acid to have any chance of making an ID on the medallion, have even exposed some gold gilt on it despite the horrid oxidation.

Not many coins surfaced (BB's, 1957 penny & 1942 hp), at least not at this stage considering I only did a rough run over the site to check the extent of finds, will definitely be back for another look.

 

[Goldpick]

Nearly forgot this contraption, any ideas?? :|

 

[Heatho]

Looks like that site is definitely worth revisiting. Some nice finds there mate, hopefully some nice deep coins will start surfacing after the junk layers come off. Can be really frustrating trying to find a good spot sometimes.

 

[ctxkid]

some cool relics :Y: arty: :Y:

 

[Sandta]

Great variety of finds there
Enough to keep anyone interested in continuing