Wiley's coin and relic by-products from 40 years of gold prospecting.

[wiley coyote]

Here's an ornate necklace type three sided seal I found in about 1982. I got a beep, looked down, and it was lying on the surface amongst the leaf litter. The triangular piece in the centre still rotates. The seals words are, Am I welcome. Forget me not. Tho absent, ever dear. wiley.

 

[wiley coyote]

 

[wiley coyote]

Here's another necklace type seal, Unfortunately the seal was missing when I dug it up.

 

[wiley coyote]

This seal has the word, brandy on it. It could have been used to mark barrels of it.

 

[wiley coyote]

This very worn ring may have been a seal. It has what looks like a rampant lion on it. I can't work out what metal it's made of. It looked like this when dug up, in the 80s, and has never corroded since . Any ideas? wiley.

 

[Sandta]

Looks like brass
Could be a home made job
The middle pic looks like there is copper between the ring and the seal (2 piece maybe)

 

[wiley coyote]

Sandta. You could be right. That makes it more special to me, as it's a one off, and someone spent a long time making it. Maybe they were too poor to buy a gold one. wiley.

 

[RM Outback]

What ever the ring is wiley it's a ripper find erfect: along with your other show n tell :Y:

Research goes both ways and sometimes in a bigger way after you reveal a target :lol: very interesting piece.

 

[wiley coyote]

Thanks RM. It's great to find rings etc, but here's one that causes me a bit of concern each time I look at it, as to why and how, did it end up where I found it. I was out the back of Kingower in a very isolated area, patch hunting. I was half lost heading back to where I thought my car was, detecting as I went, when I got a loud beep, scratched the surface with my pick, which revealed the clasp of a small childs purse and the ring. I had a quick detect of the area, then kept walking to where I hoped the car was, found the car and went home. Was it just a case of a child losing her purse and ring, or was it a case of a lost child, who may never have been found. If it was back in the gold rush she would have been in deep trouble, as it is so isolated there, even now. The nearest diggings are about 3ks away, and no proper roads nearby, only tracks. wiley.

 

[Sandta]

Thats a pretty grim thought

 

[wiley coyote]

King William IV shillings. 1835 and 1836. wiley.

 

[wiley coyote]

4 King George IV 1826x3, 1825>x1. wiley.

 

[silver]

Looks like the one got to live a sheltered life mostly. erfect:

 

[wiley coyote]

Silver. That better coin must have got lost soon after it got to Oz. The others have had a harder life. wiley.

 

[wiley coyote]

Young Queen Victoria shillings. 1838,1839x2,1844x5,1851,1853,1864,1873,1879,1880. The numbers above the date on the 1864 and1873 are die numbers. These were introduced in 1864. wiley.

 

[deepblue]

Wiley check the 1879 to see if you have a B over R in Gratia can be worth quite a tidy sum in any condition.

 

[wiley coyote]

Can't see anything there deepblue. It's a bit worn, and, has a dark area exactly above the R. Maybe your trained eye can see more than mine. It was certainly worth a try, so, thanks very much for your help. wiley.

 

[deepblue]

Sorry mate I don't think it is but certainly worth a try :Y:

 

[wiley coyote]

Threepences from Queen Victoria's reign, 1837 to 1901, and a few from King Edward VII,1901 to 1910. All goldfields finds. 1845,46x2,58,61,64,65x2,66,68,74,76,79x4,80x2,83x2,85x3,89,90x2,91x5,92,96,97,98. 1901x3,03,04,05,06x2,07. wiley.

 

[wiley coyote]

The 4 bottom coins are the best of the lot. wiley