I went to Sydney on saturday to meet a second cousin after learning of him recently.
A very interesting old man with many similar interests to myself .
Naturally i wasnt going to pass the opportunity to swing my coil over some new ground.
I found a small park and had not long started when a passer bye wished me luck, telling me that detectorists regularly visit the area.
Not to be detered .... i thought outside the box
(I did try the obvious areas but only managed the 50c piece)
The 10c and lion charm were surface finds.
Ive only just finished cleaning the finds 20 mins ago.
This was my first surprise
These things arent new to me , ive found plenty in the past , i just thought these were bigger.... until i cleaned them and spotted the writing
But that isnt the only significant thing i found....
This comm half penny got my heart racing twice !!
First i thought it was a 1923
ye right ... as if ... no one ever finds them
:lol:
But then realised ... it is different
It is a bit difficult to capture on camera , but its silver
Presumably only silver plated but its definitely silver
Has anyone got any idea why this would be ?