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I know there are some very knowledgeable members on here who might be able to help. Ive been offered an old Chinese cash coin which appears to be silver but l cant see it in the flesh. I know that most cash coins are copper/brass/ bronze cast coins. Ive dug a few over the years. This one appears...

Having stumbled on a cracker site for detecting in a park which l thought would have been detected to death but obviously from my finds over the last couple of months and more recently my son whos bought him self a Nox 800 as well theres is heaps of coins rings and some relics.

Looking to buy a second hand Equinox 600 for my grandson for his birthday next week. I bought him a cheap Minelab Vanquish 340 a few months ago and regretted it within a day or so because it doesnt have pinpoint and not waterproof. Let me know details of what youve got.

After getting the 800 and work being slow Ive been lucky to be able to do a bit of Park fossicking. And the finds have been coming thick and fast. This was yesterday for a few hours One park which l would have thought had been detected to death but hasnt

Having bought an Equinox 800 off a PA member recently then a 15 coil off another Ive been busy finding some great stuff. A couple of weeks ago l found a cartwheel penny, an 1806 penny and farthing. A few days ago l took my wife into the city so l could look around a park Id had my eye on. This...

Is this available anywhere in Australia. I put a post up a few days ago in general chat but got no replies. Thought it maybe better in this forum. If anyone has one for sale message me or alternatively if you know where they are available. In Australia if possible but may have to order from...

Yesterday l was having a swing on a local oval for an hour or so. As l was kneeling down digging a target ( aluminium) l heard a little voice. I looked up and there was little kid 3 maybe 4 years old walking towards me about 10 feet from me saying something. His mum was standing on the footpath...

Been a long term coin/relic hunter , short term member on Prospecting Australia. I've decided to start my own thread with finds I've turned up as l enjoy seeing what others turn up During the lockdown I've been doing some of the local parks and have turned up a heap of coins some rings and some...

I've always had an interest in metals coming from a line of blacksmiths. My dad and his dad were blacksmiths. My son also done blacksmithing as an elective in high school in Queensland for a short time. I remember playing on my grandfathers bellows/forge as a very young kid. Now I've been...

Found a couple that of things today I recognised the little glass object as soon as it appeared out of the dirt as I've collected stone artifacts for years. It's an aboriginal blade obviously made after colonisation of Australia as it is glass. I picked up another blade many years ago near Miles...

I've never been a member or associated with anyone else that detects in probably 35/40 years of detecting. Been a member on here for a few weeks :Y: I grew up in the bush in a small town in North east Victoria (Mt Beauty) and was always happy doing things under my own steam and by myself.(...

I've only lived in Sydney about 12 years. Recently I've gotten into the habit of leaving my detector in the van and jump out at likely locations for a quick fossick. A couple of days ago l found this belt buckle which I'd guess is a woman's with roses on it. On the back it says possibly Jones...

I picked these up at a garage sale many years ago and have never identified what they were. I don't know if they're coins , tokens or something completely different Most of them had this coppery look when l found them which maybe a cleaning attempt by a previous owner??

New on the forum but long term detectorist. Back in the 1980's l started with a a Whites 6000D Using an Xterra 70 for the last 10 years or so with standard concentric coils. Done many hours of research on coils and recently purchased a Cors Scout coil multi frequency coil 7.5 kHz/3 kHz I...