Deus & Racer 2 finds for 2016
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Chris Johnson
B5MECH said:
The $2 coins always cop the wrath of the lawn mower, no real point in cleaning the spendables till I get enough to throw in the tumbler - which could be a while at this rate.
We seem to get a couple layers protecting the older copper coins down here, as you can see from the black coating over the usual green patina in the pics. Sandy soil also seems to help keep them in good condition.
B5MECH
Laurence Male
I get coppers that look like they have been soaked in HCI before they got buried even 1&2c not everywhere but the majority, maybe it's from fertilizer or pesticides then the salt swamp finishes eating them
Nice coins. That 1853 is superb.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
The aim of today's trip was to detect around the bed of a dry country lake, hopefully for some predecimals and a few fishing relics. Unfortunately upon arriving not only was the lake 3/4 full, but the rain only allowed for an hour or two of detecting. Luckily there was just enough exposed lake bed to make it worthwhile having a sniff around, and I didn't do too bad for only a short stint.
Plenty of sinkers as per usual, and a couple of vintage lures also appeared. Most of the coins came from a 2 metre long strip, inlcuding a 1942 threepence, 1919 penny, early george V hp (can't read the date),1942 shilling and a 1919 sixpence. Detecting around some of the large gumtrees lining the lake produced another three roo pennies, including one sunbaker.
As usual the rain ruined the day, pity considering I nearly had a full house in only hour, not to worry.
I also did a little you tube clip for a few coin digs, the finds are a bit out of order - the shilling should be the second find, and also screwed up the video orientation (I'm no George Lucas).
Also sorry about the annoying garrett carrot going ticking over in the background, was too excited about finding some coins to take notice. :/
[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/EsF5irw01Q0[/video]
Plenty of sinkers as per usual, and a couple of vintage lures also appeared. Most of the coins came from a 2 metre long strip, inlcuding a 1942 threepence, 1919 penny, early george V hp (can't read the date),1942 shilling and a 1919 sixpence. Detecting around some of the large gumtrees lining the lake produced another three roo pennies, including one sunbaker.
As usual the rain ruined the day, pity considering I nearly had a full house in only hour, not to worry.
I also did a little you tube clip for a few coin digs, the finds are a bit out of order - the shilling should be the second find, and also screwed up the video orientation (I'm no George Lucas).
Also sorry about the annoying garrett carrot going ticking over in the background, was too excited about finding some coins to take notice. :/
[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/EsF5irw01Q0[/video]
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dry lake bed, am sure it will give you many good finds, including rings!
Nice. My dad has a very similar lure to the red one and he has a couple made up of a series of propellers like the one on the left of your pic.
Nice hunting for a quickie GP, well done.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Thanks guys, I hoped you liked my token effort at pinpointing the targets with the detector in the clip, it was pretty sloppy. It is so damned wet down here, there is literally a lake every kilometre or so in the farmer's paddocks where there was previously none, with water lapping at the road edges in places.
The only problem with looking for gold rings is the sheer number of lead sinker targets in the ground, I'd end up walking away with kilos of lead. I did get a silver ring last trip near one of the boat ramps, though most of them are under water now.
It is so damned wet down here, there is literally a lake every kilometre or so in the farmer's paddocks where there was previously none, with water lapping at the road edges in places.The only problem with looking for gold rings is the sheer number of lead sinker targets in the ground, I'd end up walking away with kilos of lead. I did get a silver ring last trip near one of the boat ramps, though most of them are under water now.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Thankfully I was treated to some great weather today, and the opportunity arose to do some detecting out of town. The site was an overgrown cricket oval from the 1940/50's, built for ex-soldiers resettled in rural SA. Today's outing was using the XP Deus mou nted with the 13x11"coil for coverage.
Things were good from the get go, with three pennies detected within 10 metres of where I parked the car, with the rest of the day spent gridding up the outer section of the oval.
The Predecimals included 1944, 1947, 1948, 2x 1951, and a 1962 pennies, 1951 hp, 1951, 1955 & 1961 sixpence, and 1938/1950 threepence. Some of the coppers were in excellent condition thanks to the sandy well drained soil.
The biggests downer of the day was digging what appeared to to be a two tone gold/silver ring, as usual it was a junker with the target ID being a bit of a giveaway (low 90's).
They also had the most viscious mozzies, plunging through two layers of clothing, also managed to swallow and gag on a large fly. :lol:
There's an oval somewhere in there
Easy digging!
As dug condition
Things were good from the get go, with three pennies detected within 10 metres of where I parked the car, with the rest of the day spent gridding up the outer section of the oval.
The Predecimals included 1944, 1947, 1948, 2x 1951, and a 1962 pennies, 1951 hp, 1951, 1955 & 1961 sixpence, and 1938/1950 threepence. Some of the coppers were in excellent condition thanks to the sandy well drained soil.
The biggests downer of the day was digging what appeared to to be a two tone gold/silver ring, as usual it was a junker with the target ID being a bit of a giveaway (low 90's).
They also had the most viscious mozzies, plunging through two layers of clothing, also managed to swallow and gag on a large fly. :lol:
There's an oval somewhere in there
Easy digging!
As dug condition
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heartbreaker!
Well done
Nice coins ...
Shame about the ring
Nice coins ...
Shame about the ring
Well done GP. Is the chain gold or silver?
Mackka
Mackka
Very nice hunt GP, bummer about the ring and the fly. Bet you were happy to get out after all that bad weather down in SA.
B5MECH
Laurence Male
8) 8) In a park like that are you digging all targets or is it to junky?Those bottle caps are a good sign the park is old, nice hunt GP.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
B5MECH said:
Those bottle caps are a good sign the park is old, nice hunt GP.
Not digging all targets, most ring pulls and crown caps stay in the ground, mainly chasing those smooth & consistent tones of the high conductor coins. You do dig the odd bottle cap until you get an idea on how deep the predecs are sitting, particularly as the site is new to me. I call it grading targets by depth and tone intensity, with most alloys caps offering a pretty abrupt & loud report on the Deus, whereas the predecs tend to be more subtle/mellow. Hard to explain, but once you get your ear in, it's reasonably easy to decipher between the two, probably less so on the perfectly flattened caps. Think I only unearthed 7 caps in total over 5 hours.
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Chris Johnson
Mackka said:
It's actually not a chain, just a chunk of interwoven metal. Have seen it before, though can't quite pin down what it was used for, am guessing something agricultural.
Goldpick
Chris Johnson
After a couple weeks feeling like I had lost my detecting mojo, I pushed myself to head out and have go at a previously detected 1940-50's site. There is so much junk at this location that you really need to slow right down and investigate anything that resembles a good sounding target. A half penny within the first few minutes was a good omen, let down by a bastard inch ant latching onto my right knee for dinner.
No silver this time around, with predecimal including 1933, 1940, & 1948 hp's, with 1944, 1949, 1948 & 194? ( too corroded to read).
Unusual items include an Australia Military Forces button, Penola Area School pin, gold plate pendant, fob watch case, vintage Husky Jaguar MK10, and a small shield with red bull of unknown origin.
The Jaguar, despite the crushed rushed roof is in pretty good condition, including all wheels. It was issued between 1965-67.
The two pictured bells may have originally been from a childs cart of some description.
All up not a bad day considering the inclement weather, hopefully this will give me some motivation to hit some more spots.
Local wildlife
No silver this time around, with predecimal including 1933, 1940, & 1948 hp's, with 1944, 1949, 1948 & 194? ( too corroded to read).
Unusual items include an Australia Military Forces button, Penola Area School pin, gold plate pendant, fob watch case, vintage Husky Jaguar MK10, and a small shield with red bull of unknown origin.
The Jaguar, despite the crushed rushed roof is in pretty good condition, including all wheels. It was issued between 1965-67.
The two pictured bells may have originally been from a childs cart of some description.
All up not a bad day considering the inclement weather, hopefully this will give me some motivation to hit some more spots.
Local wildlife
