I haven't posted here for a while but thought you guys may be interested in this one.
On Tuesday, I had a detect in a paddock next to the one I usually go to. I've found some good stuff there, including a counter-stamped shilling (1819 if I recall) and a number of Chinese coins. The paddock I go to more often has much more European coin and relic leavings.
The property manager had told me in the past about a couple of Chinese graves so I wanted to have a look as the area has no record of a Chinese graveyard. I found two but not the 2nd one he told me about. Subsequently he's told me there are more in the paddock. So, I went to find these graves and detect around the area.
I only picked up rubbish along the way to the grave sites but at the first grave site I started finding some Chinese junk (broken pottery etc). I went more slowly and detected fairly thoroughly on each side of the grave and then further and further out. About 5 metres from the grave my detector screamed but quite nicely. I picked up a half crown. "You beauty" I said to myself, I don't find too many of these. I looked back in the hole and saw a very large shiny coin. "What the..?" was my second comment as the crown became apparent. You ripper a 2 coin spill, and what coins! I put my pinpointer in again and "What!!??" it went off. Out came the 2nd half crown. I'm laughing now. I put the pinpointer in and yet again it went off - "No way" I thought to myself, but this time it was "only" a shilling. 4 ripper coins in the one hole. I got the 6d 6 inches away. 5 silvers. There were square nails in both coin holes. I wonder if it was someone's stash and whether by error it was forgotten or lost or by the gold worker's bad health that I got it. The UK Detectorist's episode of a grave curse came to mind but quickly discarded.
The dates are 1828 (half crown), 1844 (6d, shilling and 2nd half crown) and 1845 (crown). I'm debating now how much to clean them up. They are all worn a fair bit but
I found the gilt bling nearby as well.
Off I ventured and eventually came across the 2nd grave site. Again, only junk in between but around the 2nd grave site I found the remaining relics except the Jaw's harp which was near the car (and where we've detected a dozen times before).
I wanted to get to this area on Tuesday as they had a fair amount of rain on Monday and I thought the moisture might give me a bit more depth. I did dig down to a foot for the odd relic/junk but the coins were only about 4 or 5 inches down.
On Tuesday, I had a detect in a paddock next to the one I usually go to. I've found some good stuff there, including a counter-stamped shilling (1819 if I recall) and a number of Chinese coins. The paddock I go to more often has much more European coin and relic leavings.
The property manager had told me in the past about a couple of Chinese graves so I wanted to have a look as the area has no record of a Chinese graveyard. I found two but not the 2nd one he told me about. Subsequently he's told me there are more in the paddock. So, I went to find these graves and detect around the area.
I only picked up rubbish along the way to the grave sites but at the first grave site I started finding some Chinese junk (broken pottery etc). I went more slowly and detected fairly thoroughly on each side of the grave and then further and further out. About 5 metres from the grave my detector screamed but quite nicely. I picked up a half crown. "You beauty" I said to myself, I don't find too many of these. I looked back in the hole and saw a very large shiny coin. "What the..?" was my second comment as the crown became apparent. You ripper a 2 coin spill, and what coins! I put my pinpointer in again and "What!!??" it went off. Out came the 2nd half crown. I'm laughing now. I put the pinpointer in and yet again it went off - "No way" I thought to myself, but this time it was "only" a shilling. 4 ripper coins in the one hole. I got the 6d 6 inches away. 5 silvers. There were square nails in both coin holes. I wonder if it was someone's stash and whether by error it was forgotten or lost or by the gold worker's bad health that I got it. The UK Detectorist's episode of a grave curse came to mind but quickly discarded.
The dates are 1828 (half crown), 1844 (6d, shilling and 2nd half crown) and 1845 (crown). I'm debating now how much to clean them up. They are all worn a fair bit but
I found the gilt bling nearby as well.
Off I ventured and eventually came across the 2nd grave site. Again, only junk in between but around the 2nd grave site I found the remaining relics except the Jaw's harp which was near the car (and where we've detected a dozen times before).
I wanted to get to this area on Tuesday as they had a fair amount of rain on Monday and I thought the moisture might give me a bit more depth. I did dig down to a foot for the odd relic/junk but the coins were only about 4 or 5 inches down.
