Tasmaniacs Trash 'N Treasure.

[Dave79]

Few days at the park last week too. The ground is softening up nicely with a bit of rain lately. The ring is just a copper junk one.

 

[silver]

Is photo #4 a candle snuffer.
nice silvers too
ower: :Y:

 

[Goldpick]

Great pair of florins, always satisfying to unearth one during a hunt, two even better.

 

[Dave79]

Could very well be, looks like there was a handle broken off one side. Good sleuthing.

 

[indi]

you did very well yes the item is a candle snuffer love the predecimal coins once i get this machine have to go out again and try for some coins

 

[Dave79]

Finally broke the silver drought! Was out till dark trying to get a florin to complete the full house but it wasn't to be.

 

[Goldpick]

Darned florin, nevermind, still did well on the silvers. What year was the second shilling (non ramshead)?

 

[Dave79]

1916 3p, 1917 shilling and 1918 6p. Pity they're not uncirculated, the thrippy and sixer are both quite rare, I wouldn't sell them but filled some of the harder spots in my collection

 

[Dave79]

Couple of oldies this weekend, found an old pub site I think.

Brand badge off the handle of an old handsaw.

Think this is a lot newer, probably 50s or 60s but my favorite find of the day.

The trio of WW1 silvers from last week cleaned up pretty well.

 

[Goldpick]

Nice pair of shillings, those saw medallions also polish up well. :Y:

 

[Dave79]

FUGGET!!!!! Think I've found an old army shooting range. Mighty inconsiderate of them putting it on top of a goldfield, can't even descriminate them out with the equinox and there are thousands of em all through some old workings that looked quite promising

 

[tailormarc]

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FUGGET!!!!! Think I've found an old army shooting range. Mighty inconsiderate of them putting it on top of a goldfield, can't even descriminate them out with the equinox and there are thousands of em all through some old workings that looked quite promising

I have heard a few people that litter good areas in lead and bullets to keep people away. Keep at it, you may be in a good area

 

[Dave79]

These ones look like they have been here for at least a hundred years. The brass cartridge cases have corroded a fair bit. But it looks like everyone else has dug 20 holes then given up so eventually I'll clean em out and maybe even find a nugget in amongst them. At the worst I'll be able to get a couple of kilos of scrap metal pretty easily!

 

[indi]

great to see your going well getting the equinox in october so we would have to head out again iam researching a couple of spots

 

[Dave79]

For sure. Pretty tough going down here at this time of year but I'm still keen to get down to the west coast once it warms up a bit.

 

[Trash]

For sure. Pretty tough going down here at this time of year but I'm still keen to get down to the west coast once it warms up a bit.

Hey Dave

Have you had a chance to swing the Nox + 6 coil over some Gold ..?

 

[Dave79]

Have picked up plenty of shotgun pellets but haven't had the chance to get down to the west coast where there is a chance to find some chunky gold yet. Am very impressed withthe6" as a relic hunter so far but yet to find any gold.

 

[Dave79]

Found an interesting thingy near an old gold mine today. Looks like it was mounted on something and has 2 small pulleys in it. Made of brass. Anyone got any idea what it might be used for?

 

[Bush Chook]

Wouldn't be something out of an old double hung sash window mechanism per chance?

 

[Dave79]

Could be, was a few household items as well as industrial/trade tools in the area. They also seemed to have a bit of a cough medicine addiction as there were cough syrup bottles everywhere. Must have been the old stuff with opium and alcohol in it :argh: