Treasure Detecting Showntell

[Flowerpot]

How do some old coins get worn flat like that?

 

[just starting]

Good question. If it was a modern coin, i would say it went through a poker machine too many times ,but being very old , i wonder if the quality of the coins all those years ago was not as good as the way they are made today.

FOZ

 

[Guessologist]

As far as my knowledge goes, silver coins are obviously a lot softer than the alloys that we use today, and between the late 1700s-mid 1800s there was all manner of problems with keeping enough new coinage in circulation which meant that heaps of old coins were kept doing the rounds far past their use-by date. Whereas today I suppose coins that are too worn are taken out of circulation by the banks, they couldn't afford to in that early to mid 1800s time. That's why we get tokens, pretty much people taking the coinage problem into their own hands. I think it all got sorted out more or less by the 1860s-80s.

 

[Northeast]

Pulled out a shrub in the front yard today. Opened up a few metres of yard I haven't been able to explore

First freakin' target arty:

After that it was bits of crap and bits of good stuff.

Any ideas on this one?

Or this? Very light bit of pressed tin but not sure if it is off a toy or what.

 

[7.62marksman]

first one is part of a military hat badge

 

[Northeast]

Fair dinkum? Thanks. Thought it may have been some Royal Anniversary thing that the public buy. Military hat badge is betterer

 

[aussiefarmer]

Last one looks like a section of a bracelet that would have been watch band stlye.

 

[7.62marksman]

RAAF - Other Ranks (OR) Hat Badge - World War 2 RAAF

 

[Northeast]

Last one looks like a section of a bracelet that would have been watch band stlye.

I'll take your word for it AF

 

[Northeast]

RAAF - Other Ranks (OR) Hat Badge - World War 2 RAAF

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...ld-war-2-raaf-ww2-oxi-hat-generic-146x175.jpg

Thanks again marksman. I did try a few Google searches of words like military hat badge but couldn't find the exact one. Lots of pics of the British one.

Cheers :beer:

 

[Northeast]

Again chasing gold with the QED. Again found silver instead.

 

[Smoky bandit]

Nice coin mate :Y:

 

[silver]

Very handsome woman indeed ! O
ower: :Y:

 

[Goldpick]

Sweet, still in great condition for its age. :Y:

 

[Northeast]

The silver coins hold their condition well dont they.

Sitting on a layer of clay with about 6 inches of composty soil on top.

 

[Mackka]

Northeast, thats Gold right there mate. Specsavers is your friend.
Mackka