Wee little nuggie and a neat coin

[mozzie1957]

Little .22g nug early this morning and a 1847 Pommie threepence. Had to scope it for the detail.
The coin guide has the threepence as ex rare. Whoo hoo.
Nice addition to the coin collection. Would've kept goin' but the heat beat me.
Always tomorrow and I'll beat the birds up. Loving this caper.

 

[kemjak57]

Very nice. I was in Melbourne for Christmas and blew a couple of inlaw shifts to give it a go at Bendigo. I hire a detector and headed out to Nielbourough Road. I couldn't get too far cause I had the Father in law's car. Anyway I spent about 5 hours there and dug up about half a dozen .22 bullets and a very old thimble which made it all worthwhile. I love digging up any relic from the pioneer days. I will get back down that way again sometime and spend a bit more quality time there.

 

[headbut]

Nice combo mozzie

 

[headbut]

Hi mozzie. interesting find there, the 1847 threepence is a key date coin & valued at 50 pounds in fine condition, but the coin was only made for colonial use - Australia , so here is the only place you can dig them up, so is missing from many British coin collections

Cheers Paul

 

[jackson2]

Hi this is my first time on a forum last week my husband and I brought a ax garrett and I am looking for any advice someone might have about detecting in the shoalhaven

 

[mozzie1957]

Hi mozzie. interesting find there, the 1847 threepence is a key date coin & valued at 50 pounds in fine condition, but the coin was only made for colonial use - Australia , so here is the only place you can dig them up, so is missing from many British coin collections

Cheers Paul

Thanks for that Paul. My coin's condition is a bit how-ya-goin' but the only collection it'll be going into is my own. Funny that it's a Pommy coin but can only get it here.

 

[headbut]

Prior to 1910 , all British , Spanish, Dutch & some Indian coins were legal currency , when it was based on the Silver or Gold weight , not what someone printed on it

 

[Heatho]

Nice finds Mozzie, I'd be stoked with those.