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She's clean and beautiful

Now she's finished and all prettied up 🥰😁

She's nearly finished

Remember this little shela above. We thought it was copper or brass. Let's just say I'm beaming from ear to ear

Good thought. Sounds good. There wasn't any other junk around though it was pretty trash free area. Mmmm by Joe I think we are getting closer or maybe found the answer. Thanks grubstake

I looked at brooches but all the pins were set inside with c clamps. I looked at all the hinges on pocket watches. It's annoying as I want to know what it's off lol

Would a pendulum have a flat piece either side? Would be a small clock. And was in the middle of the gold diggings

There's two flat parts either side also it wasn't oxidised like brass or copper normally is

So unfortunatley a chunk came out the back when cleaning. There is a solid silver metal underneath. Seems a bit big and heavy for a button? Any ideas anyone?

Thankyou Silver on the tip with salt and vinegar. It gor all the gunk feom the top and I reckon turned out amazing feom what it was. Still trying to remove the backside stuff.

Thanks silver. I tell ya this stuff is solid. I got a tiny tiny chisel and tapped around and it still won't budge. Will try soaking again tonight. The top is easier to clean. I really want to find out what era etc this button (I think) is from. But then it's heavy I thought for a jacket.

Hi grubstake. I noticed the clr you mentioned says not to use on brass? This button is definitely brass. Should I still use it?

Thankyou grubstake. I haven't got any but will buy some tomorrow x

Slowly getting there. Having trouble cleaning out the middle. Still no idea what it is? Thinking a button of some sorts. Anyone uave ideas how to soften or dissolve the stuff in middle? It's almost like concrete? Solid metal underneath Thanks

Dug up another relic today. Not quite sure what it is yet. Has that brassy colour to the edges. Any ideas before I try to clean ? It's weighty and about the size of a 50c or a tad bigger.

Many thanks for your reply. It was roughly in a town gold known area but no diggings or mines were we were. And i wouldnt say it was highly mineralised and I know roughly about hot rocks etc. That's interesting that it could be olivine never thought of that. The only quartz that was there were...

Good morning guys. So yesterday we stopped at a random spot for 2 hrs of prospecting before heading home. There were no diggings at this random spot. My detector kept giving very low signal with every step. There was a little quartz and a few stones that went off its nah na with the detector. At...

Yes got the fever but had to leave to get home at certain time to pick dog up from kennels 🤣

Just a couple of shovels straight into the sieve and panned in the creek. I reckon I had a good little pocket but couldn't stay to finish.

Have only been to beechworth once panned in our last day. Would love to have stayed longer this is from one pan. Was sad to leave after finding that in one pan