Recent content by Philski

Lest we Forget. i guess remembering the sacrifice on all sides of the war is paramount. its amazing to think of the loss of so so many lives in Europe alone. and what we as Australian did to support them here. Both active troops and the loss of innocent bystanders was epic and dirty and...

im not offended, just sorry you miss read it. I recommended the Pulse Inductive Super detector range for the budget he has. "If you want to be semi serious any of the SD range are a really good start. You can get them for $1000-$1500 mostly." And the x terra i would put up against any VLF...

I think, Get the best detector you can afford, with best bang for your buck, that will perform the jobs you plan to do. And, importantly, one you feel comfortable with and are confident with. It does not need to be expensive. My kids have a handheld they scrub the playground with and find...

*SOLD* many thanks Phillip

Quick price update. $550 the lot tonight only and free shipping Australia wide. i have a family of to feed. The 2 waterproof coils, one from bendigo gold are a month old and cost $300. The detector equates to $250 or about half normal price. have a nice day Phillip

Hi all For sale, Used Minelab x terra 70 complete with a 10.5 inch coil. Cheap as chips for a digital vflex metal Detector. Performs beautifully all day long. Awesome on treasure and small gold nuggets. Light weight and easy to use, waterproof coil. comes with protective cover and headphones...

hi This works well but you need some fall to be effective. i made up a syphon with a catch bottle in the middle. 1/4 inch into 1/2 inch pipe into 2 inch on the lower side to multiply the vacuum. it looks like a bong on steroids. anyway, it has no moving parts and as long as the head is under...

I think its a KG111 Penny Token minted in 1806 or 1807 at the Soho mint in London. Some had the same reeded edge you have nugget. They were 34mm and weighed 18.9 grams. are you able to weight it? if you still have it? This unknown is very similar to yours but i think its a half penny token from...

wow that is a fantastic lot of silver coins to find Loamer. Top stuff They didnt make any Florins or shillings or Sixpence in 1964, so 1963 is the last date on them. Only threepence, half pennys and pennys where minted in 1964. The last year of production before decimal in 1966. I guess they...

i got mine from Bunnings / Launceston. They can deliver if your not in their area. Im sure it would be the same with mainland bunnings too. I would hope other places stock it in Australia? But, havent found one yet. have a great night Phillip

Hi, thats in pretty good condition for its age chimpy. The shovel below has put around 25 meter - 30 meters of gravel though. 3 dump trucks or so worth. i also noticed last night on the European Fiskars website they have a 200 Pick and a 250 mattock. i will get one when i find a stockist...

A simple field test is to look at its crystal structure with a loupe if you have one and if they are not too waterworn. Zircon are tetra. (4 sided to a point) Garnet is cubic, like a box. Ruby, sapphire etc (Corundum) is Trigonal like quartz The green ones look like Peridot or gem olivine and...

Hi Superflow yep, levered quite a few rocks out of the way. 30kg-80kg at a guess. most i could carry once out but a few had to be dug out, levered up and rolled out of the way. The rest where predominantly football sized rocks, then smaller gravels. Interestingly, it cut quite a lot of...

Thanks LM, i didnt realise the English Penny had the same legend as the Australian Penny on that side of the coin. The other side (L) of the obverse is different as is the crowned King George V. My bad, sorry. I thought they were different. 1920 English Penny Mintage 124,693,485 Diameter 30.81...

Hi again, thanks for the measurement. its a 1911-1936 Australian Penny. i can just make out the "X and D but not the F" at 2 o'clock in the first photo as in "reX:F:D:IMD:IMP The 1770-1775 English Half Penny has a more widely spaced legend. hope that helps phillip