Some finds with the xtera 70 and xtera 305

[Goldpick]

At least that saved you from having to do some hard yards to locate some silvers, great stuff RH.

 

[AtomRat]

Wowee rockhound!! I feint everytine I check this thread lol
The horses you found on the 27th are very interesting to me, I have never ever seen such like it. Do you have any details yet on them?

 

[Rockhound]

Cheers AR.No I haven't found anything out about the horses yet.They are cast ally that's about all I know about them.Here's a picture of it cleaned up.....

It's complete except for three of his feet

 

[Rockhound]

Hi all,Went for a swing for a few hours at the old showgrounds this morning.Started working a new area but gave it away after an hour,to much junk and I wasn't in the mood So I thought I'd go back to a spot I have done pretty well at,still junky but not to bad.Pulled a toasted 1898 brit penny,and a Queen Victoria Florin

1898 brit penny.Toasted but happy I can see the date And here's Vicky.....

The next pic is where I found it,it was only an inch deep.

Can't see a date on the florin yet.How do you guy's think the best way to clean it would be,I was going to put it in a cab tonight and see how it goes????
Cheers Rh

 

[B5MECH]

Maybe try the aluminum foil trick, I think it was citric acid liquid then wrap it in foil and squeeze between your fingers, It looks like it will have nice detail underneath,
Nice going

 

[Heatho]

Top find, I'm pretty jel of that florin.

Yeah as B5MECH said. Soak in Citric acid solution for about 5 mins then wrap it tightly in foil, you'll notice it get warm to the touch and will make a bit of a crackling sound, this is the reaction taking place, next you'll noticed a rotten egg gas smell and the foil will start to desintegrate. After the reaction has taken place, roughly 5 minutes then un-wrap it and rub with bi-carb to shine it up and neutralise the acid.

The 1884 shilling I found the other week came up shiny after doing this, it was black from oxidisation when found.

Hope it works nicely.

Again, what a find, well done.

 

[Rockhound]

Cheers Heatho.Yeah I was stoked when I found it.
I just put it in the citric acid.Will post some pic's when it's done...

 

[Heatho]

Looking forward to the pics mate, hope it cleans up easilly. I had a coin where I needed to repeat the process. It came up nice after the second go at it.

 

[rocketaroo]

sweet find! hope it cleans well You could win coin of the month, if you enter it.

 

[Ramjet]

Awesome. Been after one of those Florins for 3 years. Jealous much :8

 

[Rockhound]

Done a bit of study on it,it's a gothic florin minted from 1851-1886.The date on the gothic florin is in roman numerals it reads mdcccliii which is 1853.(Used a loupe to read the date)My oldest coin Gave it a clean and it cleaned up pretty good but it's quite worn the head side is toasted but the other side isn't to bad...had a better look at the date now I think it's mdcccliiiv so 1858

 

[Heatho]

Came up nice and shiny. Nice one for any collection.

 

[Sandta]

Nice find RH
its amazing where some things are found
Just goes to prove ... Never discount anywhere...
Cause you just never know

 

[rocketaroo]

you found it, saved it, shared it, and get to enjoy owning it...good hobby!

 

[Rockhound]

I was wrong on the date its not 1853 or 1858.99% sure it's mdccclxxxv or 1885.Here's what it should look like...

 

[Rockhound]

Back to the old homestead site today.Was a slow afternoon not much to show for my efforts.Did find one interesting piece though.Here's what I found....

Old iron,horse bit and other bits and pieces and this old button...

Not sure of age or any other details yet.
Then after that I hit a tiny local park for half an hour,been done over before going by the messy holes they left Found my first piece of sterling jewellery

Marked "Sun Gem Sterling"
Cheers RH

 

[Sandta]

That button is a ripper
I found an iron like that one a few weeks ago
Made up a new handle ,brazed it on ,then painted flat black
Looks just like it used to

 

[Goldpick]

Well done on the Gothic Florin, ripper of a coin. I think that's only the third one we've seen on the forum, they are pretty rare to find in any sort of condition.

This is the one we found last year in excellent condition: https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=191081#p191081

 

[Ramjet]

WOW. Your site is certainly giving up some lovely treasures.

 

[Rockhound]

Well done on the Gothic Florin, ripper of a coin. I think that's only the third one we've seen on the forum, they are pretty rare to find in any sort of condition.

This is the one we found last year in excellent condition: https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=191081#p191081

Cheers fella's.Yeah GP the Gothic Florin takes pride of place in my collection Not as good as the one Mrs Goldpick found though,that one's a cracker