Ramjet's Garrett At Pro finds

[silver]

Or me.

Yes it was really good. Been too long since we have done it.
Only let down was I didn't get a florin like all of you

 

[rocketaroo]

Yes it was really good. Been too long since we have done it.
Only let down was I didn't get a florin like all of you

Whats a florin? Lol

 

[Ramjet]

Yes it was really good. Been too long since we have done it.
Only let down was I didn't get a florin like all of you

Whats a florin? Lol

Sorry Rocket. I've been away for the weekend so I had to get my dig in too. remember I didn't get any florins on the weekend either.

 

[Sandta]

Yes it was really good. Been too long since we have done it.
Only let down was I didn't get a florin like all of you

Refraining from comment :lol:

 

[rocketaroo]

BBs for all of you!

 

[Ramjet]

BBs for all of you!

I think you meant to say BBFs. ... Big Beautiful Florins

 

[Ramjet]

Forgot about this I found at Gosford. Square copper rivet. Maybe some boat building in the past. I certainly saw some prime spots to detect.

 

[Ramjet]

Decided to walk down to the railway station to see what the people attending Steamfest had dropped. I was swinging the detector over the grass beside the footpath and never got out of sight of the house. Plenty of trash. Only 2 coins. A modern and a pre Dec. Would you believe a florin? No? Good thing cause I'm full of it.
Today's lesson... even if you plan to be home by dark, take your light.

 

[rocketaroo]

Cool finds Dont worry, the florins will come! Lol

 

[BJ Bates]

Hey Rocketaroo,
Whats my chances of a florin or two turning up on old sporting oval like cricket field and old tennis courts from the turn of 19th century, I got a chance to look at an old sporting field and was wondering...Cheers

BJ

 

[Ramjet]

Hi BJ. Any coin can turn up anywhere. The more people that have been to a location the more chance of more coins dropped. Old sporting fields are a great place to detect. My last 2 florins have come from a very small park and a sporting field. No good asking rocketaroo about florins.... he hasn't found any Sorry Rocket, couldn't resist that one.

 

[rocketaroo]

No good asking rocketaroo about florins.... he hasn't found any Sorry Rocket, couldn't resist that one.

Where are we detecting next RJ? Lucky your detector is waterproof

 

[Ramjet]

Don't know Rocket. I start day work Tuesday for 3 days then arvo for 4. Not sure when I'll get out for a swing. May have to revert back to night hunts.

 

[Goldpick]

As long as the sporting field is no longer in use it would be fine, but if still in use, the playing areas should definitely be avoided - just stick to the spectator areas and surrounds. I regularly detected the park/spectator areas of a cricket ground in Adelaide dating back to the mid 1800's, and have picked up quite a few pre-decs over years, including a few florins and quite a few other silvers. A lot of these were found in rougher areas that other detectorists failed to look over previously.

 

[Ramjet]

Good point GP. There would be more coins in the spectator area than the playing surface. I should state that when I detect sporting fields it is only around the edges where the spectators sit. I would never venture onto a field that is still in use. That would be a good way to attract negative attention.

 

[Ramjet]

Sick of sitting in the house so I grabbed the detector and snorkel and headed to a spot within swimming distance of home.
I was there may be ten minutes when #3 son called to say he was returning a bar fridge and set of drawers he borrowed. He said he didn't realize we'd had a moat installed. So I paddled home to carry the fridge and drawers through the water.
So no florins today. Luckily I'm still raking the BBs in.

 

[rocketaroo]

I am sad for your lack of florins lol I shouldnt laugh, I hit what I thought a promising spot today, and just got BBs

 

[Ramjet]

I was ok getting BBs. Just glad to be out of the house for a while. So frustrating that I can't do any cleaning up until the water level drops.

 

[rocketaroo]

Water dropped at all?

 

[Ramjet]

Gone down a little. A few cm.